So I did 3 x 2k runs last week, and this week I’ve made a good start by extending my run to 3k, or 6 times around the block. The increased regular running (as opposed to long runs more spaced out) seems to be paying off on the soles of my feet. Only a few weeks ago my feet felt tender on the last (forth) lap of my short 2k run around the block. However they felt so good last night I just kept on going and did an extra two laps, making my total run 3k. It felt so good in fact that I could easily have done more still, but managed to rein myself in and stop whilst I was ahead… and without injury.
The only thing I felt was later on was a little discomfort in the region of my 3rd and 4th metatarsal on my right foot. This is the same area I thought I’d gotten a stress fracture in a year ago. However this didn’t turn out the be the case and was probably just a sprain. It’s not a sprain this time as it was only very slight last night and I can’t even feel anything this morning.
I can feel a little tightness in my feet and ankles this morning, but nothing to worry about. Just enough of a feeling to let me know I did a run last night.
The PF doesn’t appear to have changed. Let’s see if this continued use of my feet, running 3 times a week over the next few weeks changes this. I’m deliberately not doing any stretching exercises, as I’d like to know if the barefoot running alone sorts my PF out.