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Thanks for the tips Phil. I think I've ran about 4 times in the last 3 weeks, so it's definitely getting a rest. I'll dig the bike out, do regular heel drops and try to have a positive outlook.
Well done on the 20mi both of you! In contrast, I spent the day at a children's farm. To clarify, a farm aimed towards children, not where children are being farmed.
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Yes, and although I'm back running it still niggles, so lots of stretching and strengthening going on. (Except I keep forgetting to do my heel raises. Naughty.) It's a lot better than it was.
It's a bit of a bugger and I'm not sure there's a magic way of dealing with it, other than a trial-and-error combination of the following:
Play it by ear, do some cross-training and re-introduce running if it feels OK, have a day's rest before the next run, etc. I'm literally just about to get on the foam roller, to give myself a chance of getting through the 20 miler planned for tomorrow morning.
Good luck!
edit Best strengthening exercise is heel drops. I mistakenly typed heel raises originally, but it's the very slow drop of the raised heel that has the best effect.