I find that my feet are the most vulnerable to injuries and soreness after the run. While (touchwood) my knees have never given me any issues in all my running my feet are often tired, sore or achy especially after long runs.
When I walk, my feet are naturally cross footed and the same applies to when I run. (Very clear to see in these pics below.) I think thats the main cause of the strange aches around the ankles that I feel.
I've been reading up on exercises to strengthen the foot muscles and not surprisingly there are quite a few of them out there. I really like this article from Breaking Muscle and the exercises described in this article from Sports Injury Clinic. This article from Active is meant for tennis players but I think it has great use as general advice for the feet and plus it also has other links to great feet articles.
I must try and incorporate some of these foot exercises on a regular basis.
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