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[quote=Anonymous]This is OP - thanks so much for the feedback.    I have my shoes fitted at Fleet Feet and get the high support inserts for my high arches, and when I went in to get new inserts when the pain started they confirmed that my shoes didn't yet need to be replaced - so I don't think my shoes are the problem.  I got these shoes *right* before I became pregnant, couldn't run while pregnant (exercise restrictions and bed rest), and had run only inconsistently postpartum - so the shoes don't have much mileage on them.  My weight is currently a touch lower than it was pre-pregnancy (130 lbs), so I don't think that's the issue - but of course there are probably changes in my body shape and how the weight is distributed.  I had indeed ramped up my mileage when the pain started occurring - I went from running a few miles (about 3) twice per week to doing one longer and two shorter runs per week, trying to increase my stamina again.  So I'd gotten up to doing something like one 6 mile run per week plus two 2-3 mile runs per week.  Still not nearly the mileage I was doing pre-pregnancy (about 20 miles/wk), but more than I'd been doing for quite a while.  I have no doubt that contributed to the problem, but I was only adding about a mile per week so I thought I had ramped up slowly enough.  And now I can't go two miles without the pain starting, even after taking 6 weeks off!!  Ugh.

I'll obviously not run again until I've been pain-free for a few days, but I need to find something that stops the pain from occurring or heals this injury. I don't have a foam roller but my MIL offered me hers, so I'll take her up on it.  I also just made an appt with a physical therapist, so I'll see what they suggest too.[/quote]

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