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I have had heel pain since the end of January. At first, I thought it was a Plantar issue which technically I probably have a slight case of but I had someone look at it and he said I for sure have Infacalcaneal Bursitis.
The fellow who examined me said: “If you do have P.F., it’s an atypical type (inflamed only near the attachment at the calcaneus). You definitely have infracalcaneal bursitis. Your short calf and hip external rotator muscles can cause calf pain, though (through a sort of mis/overuse of the intrinsic muscles of the foot).” And then prescribed ice, calf raises, heel drops, and glute stretches.
The only change I can think of is the beginning of January I was charging some hills at night with a headlamp for 3 weeks straight with some trail running friends and I typically stand most of the day at work also.
I remember Brock you saying you have been dealing with plantar and I feel like mine is not getting better. So I was wondering if either of you has suggestions. I have tried to stay off of it as much as possible. The past 2 months I forced myself to take a break. I am getting antsy but want to get healthy.
I have been mashing my calves, doing heel drops and calf raises.
I am mainly a runner. Marathon distance. Greg White and I wanted to do CIM this December but I haven’t really done anything all year because I haven’t wanted to make it worse. I also trail run typically.
I walk in Vivo Barefoot and run in Altra and have been for a while. So I have just been hiking and keeping things mellow for now.
On the last episode, you had a question from a triathlete on strength training who’d mentioned that neither Pftzinger nor Maffetone offers much advice on strength training.
I’ve been using Daniels for my marathon training for years, and the chapter on supplemental training in the Daniels’ Running Formula book is pretty sparse, as well.
You referred him to Dave Scott, Joe Friel, or Mark Allen as good sources for triathlon training.
This has me wondering – in your opinion, who has the book on strength training for the marathon?
Still loving the show after all these years, thank you so much for what you do.
As a follow up to the MAF question at the end of Ask the Coaches episode 280. I am 58 years old and in great shape. I try to keep my heart rate at around 120 on easy days (MAF) (trail runner so some variance on hills, etc.) After listening to your answers on the show I think maybe I am one of those that need to train with a lower MAF heart rate.
I went back and looked thru my data on quite a few 5K races were sprinting at the end of the 5K my max heart rate ever is 162 with most of the races being mid 150’s. My average heart rate for the 5K would rarely be more than 145. My resting heart rate is 46.
Is 120 too high for a MAF type of scenario? This could possibly explain the lack of improvement at times? I was just chalking it up to being an old guy (LOL). If you don’t want to answer another MAF question on the show just an email answer would be great. (I know those MAF questions can be repetitive)
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