22-07-2015, 02:28 AM
Bit of a setback this morning. After I put my shoes on this morning I felt a little irritation at the back of the right heel, just where the achilles joins the heel. Nothing serious, and for the first few km there was no problem but then it gradually got worse so I cut the run short. It definitely isn't a return of my last achilles problem as that was further up the achilles and a different feeling though it is on the same side. It seems to be aggravated by the heel counter of the shoe as I feel some relief when I take my shoes off.
Hopefully it isn't anything serious. My plan from here is to skip tomorrow's run (30min easy + 6x1min fast/slow) to give me 2 rest days then see how it's feeling with some heel lifts Friday afternoon / Saturday morning before deciding whether to do the parkrun on Saturday.
It would be a shame to miss my first hit-out since restarting the cycle but better than prolonging the injury. I'll work on it with ice and massage in the meantime.
Hopefully it isn't anything serious. My plan from here is to skip tomorrow's run (30min easy + 6x1min fast/slow) to give me 2 rest days then see how it's feeling with some heel lifts Friday afternoon / Saturday morning before deciding whether to do the parkrun on Saturday.
It would be a shame to miss my first hit-out since restarting the cycle but better than prolonging the injury. I'll work on it with ice and massage in the meantime.