Plantar fasciitis is certainly one of the most common running injuries. According to research carried out by the Sports Medicine Centre, University of British Columbia, it is 3rd on the list after runners’ knee and ITB (iliotibial band) friction syndrome. Not only is it very common,
Running pace conversions, mph, kph, min per mile
Online calculators are great, but sometimes it’s quicker and easier to refer to a simple chart.
We’ve created one that covers speeds from 4 mph to 13mph and will convert into kph, mins per mile, mins per km, 400m lap times and the more common race distances.
Want to know how long your 5k will take if you run at 5 miles per hour? Or how fast you’ll have to run each mile to run a marathon
Another plantar fasciitis success story?
Here’s another one of those interesting stories to encourage frustrated plantar fasciitis sufferers; there are treatments that are not aligned with conventional ideas.
Stumbled across your barefoot experiment via the Runner’s World forum. Great stuff!
Anyway, I have a good neutral running style and I’m a forefoot striker…
I picked up Plantar
Tony’s barefoot wisdom
Out for the blue came a message from a barefoot runner, there’ll be more to follow.
Hi Graham.
Just discovered your website and thought you would like to know about my barefoot running experiences.
Firstly i am 45 years old, and have been running off and on for about 30 years. I did plenty of running in the Forces in boots mainly but also used trainers. About 5 years ago I started running again
Don’t believe a word — knee pain
Here in the UK many runners are knee deep in their marathon training for London or Brighton marathons in April. Some are training for the distance for the first time, others have been at it for years. Most will have completed the bulk of their long runs, and many will have had to deal with the injuries and niggles that are all part of endurance running training.
I wonder how many runners will have
Running training calculators
We’ve added some useful calculators for anyone interested in their state of fitness.
Race time predictor
Calculate your potential at various race distances based on a recent race performance.
VO2MAX calculation from race result
Obviously not as accurate or reliable as a full lab test, but a useful way of monitoring fitness — and a whole lot cheaper.