I was struggling with what I think was some mild (compared to others) PF over the summer and still have a little soreness in my heel. The August issue of Runners World had an article on "Low Level Lasers" or "Cold Lasers". The author had good success with it. If I could have found some around here I probably would have tried it. Have you heard of this treatment? I took about a month off running, slept with a Strassburg Sock on for a few months, and even now only run every other day. I have no idea when the problem will go away completely.

I had that laser stuff for weeks. Still took 8 months and it is not completely gone today...the problem with any of these new therapies is it doesn't answer the question...where would my healing be if I didn't have the therapy? I have done the sock, the inserts, the heel lifts, the stretching, barefoot walking, never walking barefoot.... PF is a pain in the......foot

Good Swim Sal, Went out about sunset and did almost 3 miles. Some pain between ankle and AT on left foot. May bag the MLR tomorrow if warranted. JJJ

Spareribs, that was a great post, thankyou. I do think that is partly why we post our runs on this website. I know you guys "get it". I can come home and say "I did a killer run, this was my time" and it means about the same as "I had an OK run, actually kinda slow and sluggish" and I think the response from my DH is roughly the same no matter what I say. My DH works for a company that praises hard work, choosing career over balance, a real "meritocracy". I have seen it's fallout with high turnover rates and half the staff on anti-anxiety drugs or anti-depressants. You'd think they'd "get it" by now.

Our speed "coach" took it easy on us tonight given the cold and torrential rain mixed with hail. .7 mile warm up and the following pickups with 2 minute recoveries. 1 min - 8:01 pace 1 min - 7:11 pace 1 min - 7:35 pace 2 min - 7:45 pace 2 min - 6:57 pace 2 min - 7:18 pace I think the hills explain the difference in pace. Then 2 miles home at 9 minute pace at which point I was soaked through and cold so I jumped straight in to the shower. 5.1 miles total.

Mariposai, Larry, Wildchild, thanks... I feel ok now, just coughing a lot but nights are hard. Eliz, on that note, thanks for the tea. Prolly just what I need. Enke, yes, I have many good treadmill runs! Some of my best speedwork is done on the TM, but I also don't run on a track much. 'Ribs, how right you are. And Enke... yes working for yourself has it's advantages, but when you've got a bad boss who do you blame?? My DH has struck out on his own, and finds being accountable to himself is sometimes the hardest thing. 6.15 miles this afternoon, zero temps, cornstarchy snowpack on the last two miles up the hill to home. That stuff is so hard to run in... sure hope our neighborhood snowplow man isn't on vacation. This guy plows the bikepath on our road leading down to the main road (nobody plows the main road path...), and it's so nice. I love him! Have no idea who it is... I think someone who walks their dogs on it or something. But he's been MIA for awhile now and we've had some snow that is now packed a little bit, but chewed up by snowmachines and four-wheelers so it's really hard to get any traction. Downhill isn't so bad, uphill is really hard. Oh well, it all builds character, right? Now I'm sitting here with a dry cough and headache. Wanted to clean the house a bit this evening, but feeling sorta punk.

I just realized that I've broken a personal record. I've never run on 5 successive days before. I have a gentle 4 miler scheduled for tomorrow before my trip to the UK. 26.8 miles at 9:03 pace.

Erika, Sorry you aren't feeling well. Mustang Sally, nice workout in the pool. 1:38 is fast. 1800 yards is quite a work out. Does the chlorine every dry out the skin around your eyes? It really gets to me when I do anything over a half mile in the pool.

Spareribs, if it helps, I also speak (old) Dallasite....spent my first 19 years in 75209. SWAL