I haven't been out for a 5am run for a couple of months. I have been working some on the weekends because my afternoon runs cut into my work hours so I'm going to try and get in some early runs. It takes a while to get warmed up on these early runs and my ankles were sore from the 10 miles I ran on Saturday night. Not a big deal, I expected it. I think they will start feeling better by the end of the week again. I think one of the big reasons I am having these ankle issues is because of bad form when I first tried the Altras. I was focusing on a strong push off on the middle of the ball of my foot. I am mostly a neutral runner but sometimes I over pronate a little. So I was doing a little research on the POSE method and learned that it is more than posture/mid-foot strike. Momentum comes for leaning forward, not from pushing off. From what I gathered, the leg should be "pulled" forward with no push off. I was just putting a lot of stress on the bottom of my tibia and those tendons that run right behind the ankle keeping my foot tight and pushing off. This pull instead of push will keep my foot relaxed instead of tight. I hope I understand all this form stuff a little better and it helps me heal and reduce future injuries. I don't have any experience with this stuff so maybe I'm up in the night but I'm going to try run this way for a while and see if it helps endurance/speed/injuries/etc. | 