Bret

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Location:

Milton,GA,USA

Member Since:

Jul 27, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PR's -

Mile - 4:38 (High School)

2 Mile - 10:12 (High School)

3 mile - 15:51 (High School)

10k - 35:19 (High School)

Marathon - 2:59 marathon (London -2013)

Half marathon - 1:25:18 (Deseret News 2013)

Completed all 6 of the World Marathon Majors 2024

Completed each of the 5 majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice.

8 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021, 2022)

13 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~Sub 3 hour marathon~~

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to enjoy running and racing as long as my body permits me.

Personal:

Old guy - (grandfather even) been running for 40+ years.

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Miles:	This week:	20.25	Month:	124.25	Year:	517.30

Tue, Oct 13, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.00

PM - lunchtime - 7 miles with a bit more effort than easy pace. Was going over in my mind what may be the cause of the PF issues - (e.g. what am I doing differently, what am I not doing which I was doing before) and what I realized is that I had been routinely using a foam roller on both upper and lower legs after my runs - fairly consistently until the last couple of months - which is when the PF seems to have emerged. So, I started foam rolling again yesterday and though it may be coincidental, I have significantly less discomfort in the left heel than before. Could be that my calve muscles were just that tight and pulling on the plantar fascia. Anyway, gonna resume the foam rolling for all its worth.

Comments

From Jason D on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 20:16:03 from 68.80.27.222

Whatever is helping, that's good news. Mine seems to get tight but never gets to the point of flaring up. I think my week off after marathons lets it, and much else, settle.

Have any of the other methods helped at all? I try not to go around barefoot, but I really hate shoes.

From Bret on Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 09:13:08 from 216.234.133.229

It is so unpredictable - with what works and what may or may not cause it to be inflamed. For 2 days, I was careful NOT to walk around the house without shoes; and then the day after that, it was only NOT painful when I was barefoot. Crazy annoying.

I went to an acupuncture treatment yesterday. Felt worse / different after that than before.

Gonna stick to the roller and easy running for now as that seems to be the most effective.

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