Went to Utah for five days of downhill skiing at the beginning of January. I have been having worsening PF for the last several months; bad enough that I was afraid it was going to derail my run plans for the year. On the plane ride out I mentioned to a friend who was flying with me about the PF. After day one of skiing, pain much better in my foot.
Day two, better still. By day five, I was essentially pain free. Flew back to Michigan and took two more days off from running and then got back to it. I am considering sleeping in my ski boots intermittently to try to continue my improvement only slightly pink.
Do you think this is due to the plantar-flexed position during skiing? Essentially a day of skiing is like a day-long stretching session for your PF? That is exactly what I think happens. It is also why I think wearing the boots at night would be beneficial. I have tried the Strasbourg sock in the past and it is way too uncomfortable for me to sleep while wearing it. By contrast, my ski boots have been custom fitted to my feet and I can wear them for hours without any issues.
If I decide to find out I will check back in and let you know. I think you may be confused or am I? When skiing, you lean forward a bit, so dorsiflexion is occuring. Although I do think stretching is important for the PF, I think it has more to do with the stretching of the calves and then the calves not pulling on the PF. Of course, you would want to bend your knees, right? Yes β the ski boot itself, though, angles forward. My PF seems to flare more when I push my run miles higher.
Perhaps I should be looking at some sort of custom footbed for my running shoes. I am logging quite a few miles in an old pair of Hoka Stinsons that would normally never make it in to my running rotation. I know from past experience that these particular shoes help cool things down in my feet. Skiing cured my plantar fasciitis Triathlon Forum. I was skeptical but it had gotten so bad that I was having pain with walking, running, moving⦠After day one of skiing, pain much better in my foot.
