I hate the treadmill, but after reading on the internet that running on a treadmill in the Nike Frees seems to help people with plantar faciitis, I decided to give it a go. I'm pretty certain I don't have PF, but figured it could hurt me to try it.
I ran for 20 minutes increasing the speed each minute ending at somewhere around 6:45 pace. Then I stretched really good and jumped back on the treadmill. Another 20 minutes with increasing speed. I finished that one at around 6:30 pace. Stretched once again and went for a final 20 minutes. I ended the final 20 at a 6:03 pace. I felt pretty good and my foot didn't really hurt at all. I felt it a little bit afterwards, but not nearly as much as I have in the past. I'm taking today off and then I'm going to go for an easy Christmas Day run. I'm going to try to run in the Frees outside and see how it feels. If I can get in a few pain-free runs in the Frees then I will try and go back to a regular trainer and see what happens.
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