So I spent some time recently standing on a tennis ball, one foot at a time, in an effort to stretch out the soles of my feet. Occassionally I’d felt tightness and cramping in this area, so I figured this would be a good idea.
Then my latest 20 mile run drove me to the pages of Human Anatomy for Artists, which is, well, just much more artistic than Human Anatomy for Runners, and has lovely pictures. Here I found a full description of the Abductor Hallucis, the muscle responsible for my current malaise.
The treatment, as ever, is frequent icing, and no running for at least a week. That’s not a perfect start to the new marathon training schedules. Grrr.