Quote Originally Posted by sundial View Post
A question about the foot strike: I am a heel striker normally but I feel like I'm slapping the whole foot down on the pavement on my affected side. Is this ok? Will it get better as I run more?
I wonder if maybe you're keeping that knee more bent on impact so it hits more flat, and leaving your other side straight, so the heel hits first? I can't guess how it will go as you run more - it might be that your body is still figuring out what's best for you to do while running and will even itself out over the next few attempts. If it continues though, you may end up with pain on one side or the other because you will compensate for a mismatched stride. I would say to start with, concentrate on whether you're on the ground for the same amount of time on both feet to help eliminate any "limp" in your stride.