PTT Recovery and Prevention

Now that I’m finally allowed to run a little bit, I have to be even more careful to recover properly after a run. When I don’t stretch, ice, and massage my feet and ankles flair up and threaten to sideline me all over again.

I’ve been conscious to stretch as soon as I get home and roll out my calves with a 3 inch diameter PVC pipe and a lacrosse ball. When I’m done crying, I ice bath or ice with compression socks. The biggest problem is when I run before work. It’s not normal to foam roll at work like it was at my old job, so I make do with a tennis ball and my thumbs.

I’m still running in traditional running shoes and dreaming about the days that I get to finally put on my barefoot shoes again. For now I’m trying my best to keep the tendonitis at bay so I can run my summer and fall half marathons. While I’ve learned a lot and hopefully am strengthening some weakness, I am looking forward to when I no longer have to be afraid to run/hike/have fun.