I have developed a pretty bad case of PF and have been training in the wave rider for a few months now. The two did not start at exactly the same time, but the pf got worse as I was wearing the rider for longer, but I also started doing more volume and intensity.
Has anyone else had any issues with plantar fascitis and the wave rider? Thanks
What kind of shoes were you wearing before the Wave Riders?
More volume and intensity usually touches off PF, so that is probably what did it, but the Wave Rider might be the wrong shoe for you too, and that never helps.
I'm not exactly sure when my PF started but I believe that the start coincided with my switch to a lighter minimalist shoe and some barefoot running on grass. I'm now back to wearing my original Brooks Racer ST with Pinnacle Powerstep insoles and I feel much better, not 100% but maybe 90%. I'm also icing it, rubbing in Gold Bond foot cream, doing hip abductor exercises, using a wobble board while I work on the computer and walking a lot more. I doubt that the foot can take hills or speed right now but I can do all the distance I want to do. Minimalism is a great theory and some are able to benfit from it. However, most of us have been wearing clunky shoes forever and our legs and feet have adapted to the clunkers. A sudden shift to a shoe with little or no "support" will cause problems.
The Wave Riders irritated my IT Band, and that was the final straw for switching to flats and barefoot running (gradually, though). The only time my PF ever gets sore is when my shoes are worn out or I wore a stiff pair of street shoes.
yes! Changed to wave runner and developed PF within 2 weeks. Good luck with treatments. For me it took the better part of a year to recover. Finally, after the 4th visit to my orthopedist, he relented and injected the fascia with cortisone. Instant relief! No problems since. Sold the wave runners at a garage sale. Hope it wasn't you that bought them.
Now that you mention it, I was a big Wave Rider fan a few years back. It was all I ever wore. And I had PF during that time for about a year. I never made the connection....
I've since changed over to Pegasus's. No more issues with PF.
Racerdb wrote:
Now that you mention it, I was a big Wave Rider fan a few years back. It was all I ever wore. And I had PF during that time for about a year. I never made the connection....
I've since changed over to Pegasus's. No more issues with PF.
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The PF will never be 100% unless you stop running and take care of the problem. You might need up to 2 weeks of no running.
Crimsontide wrote:
Racerdb wrote:Now that you mention it, I was a big Wave Rider fan a few years back. It was all I ever wore. And I had PF during that time for about a year. I never made the connection....
I've since changed over to Pegasus's. No more issues with PF.
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The PF will never be 100% unless you stop running and take care of the problem. You might need up to 2 weeks of no running.
I haven't had any problems since 2008. I only switched shoes and did a lot if icing after my runs. I never took any time off.
I'm out now due to achilles tendonitis and PF (caused from training through achilles).
How can you strengthen to stave off PF in the future?
Not sure how you can strengthen the fascia. It's a thick fibrous tissue with little elasticity. I think frequent massage, especially after running, is beneficial.
Used to run in the rider, got pf and itbs. Slowed down on the running as of recent and started to run in the precision. It feels good getting back at things injury free. Id recommend a little bit of down time till your feelin' good and switching to the precision, its a much better shoe in my opinion. Good Luck.