What's going on with my foot?

[Wines Not Whines]

My left foot has been hurting for about a week. It seems to mostly be in my heel, but also a little bit in my arch. I've had plantar fasciitis in the past, so that's the first thing I thought it could be. But this is a little different from my previous bouts with PF. In the past, my heel hurt when I woke up, but it gradually got better throughout the day. Now my heel/foot hurts all day long. But it doesn't hurt too badly when I'm actually running (which is the same as in the past - it would hurt for the first few minutes, but then feel ok after I warmed up). But I've had a couple of runs where the bottom of my foot started cramping in addition to the other stuff. I've also been dealing with a really tight left calf for the past few weeks, despite stretching and massage. I know tight calves can lead to PF. Argh. Any suggestions other than to ice and stretch?

This is my peak mileage week before I taper, so I'm trying to get through this week and then hope the reduced mileage helps get rid of whatever this is.

[lb2006]

Have you tried rolling your foot on a tennis ball throughout the day to see if it helps? I'm not sure how much that would help with heel pain...

What type of shoes do you wear to work? Could modifying those be helpful?

[libbygrl109]

Is it on the inside or outside of your foot? I have peroneal tendonitis, which attaches at the spot where the heel and outside part of the foot meet, and travels up the side of the ankle. I got it from a combination of running in the wrong shoes and running too much on the sloped part of the road. My podiatrist had me using heat on it, along with anti-inflammatories (he gave me a cream, but taking Advil helped more), and I stretched my calf and feet as much as I could. Hope you're feeling relief soon.