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kstp - daddylish gave some good advice there. Hydration is more important than food, generally since anything that you eat (excepting sugars) is going to take several hours to process. I'm rarely hungry for at least an hour after running, even if I skipped lunch, but that's me. If you're hungry after you run, eat. Definitely, however, drink. You might try some sort of sports drink within the hour before your run to see if that helps with the post-run fatigue.
It sounds like you know the cause of and solution to your injury, so just keep doing whatever it is you're doing - in other words, don't drop PT because you've started running. They need to work together.
Slims, I know your IT Band problems all too well. They put me in the pool for 2 months in college and probably cost me some hardware at the end of the season. I hope that yours cleared up and don't reoccur.
As far as efficiency goes, there's a theory that I've heard for years. It may have been completely disproven by the smart folks, but it states that runners naturally adopt the most efficient stride/form for their muscle strength, tightness, etc. Whatever you're doing is right for you, and what you're hearing is bitterness as people get a good look at your heels. That said, the two most exciting American 800M runners I've ever seen (both of these guys were world class and one held a world record in a seldom-run track event) had absolutely horrible form. Both were Olympic finalists (one of them twice) and both looked more like they were dancing the cha-cha than running, but in their prime they were faster than pretty much anyone you've ever known.
And again, I'm not an expert. I've just done it a lot and found what works for me. That's why I'll never tell you that your form is wrong.
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