Having an elbow in your foot hurts so much.
Somethings that I have been told by my Sensei (still trying to learn it though) is to ensure that you don't telegraph your kick, bring the knee up first and then twist into the round-house - this limits the licklyhood of the opponent covering his ribs with elbow as he won't see it coming.
Also target practise, learn / practise to get you kick into his ribs everytime - I'm terrible at this when I get tired, I just fire away into his guard sometimes. If you train to always hit his ribs inbetween his guard and his hips then when you are tired you are less likely to get sloppy and hence avoid elbows.
final thing (which also applies to me) is control, when you go to kick them you should have enough control over your limb to snap back and counter to the head or leg. How do I put it... train leg strength that you can multiply your kicks without lowering your leg back to the floor, that way you should be able to 'hold back' when blocked and counter with minimum delay and similar power.
anyway, all of that is what I have been learning and havn't mastered yet, but I hope its a little helpful.
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