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Wed Sept 26th
Plan - 4 miles easy
Wow what a difference a day makes. Temp was down to 13 degrees today so very funny to watch the locals absolutely freezing as they are not accustomed to this. Any local runners I saw were in full winter/snow gear almost whilst I ran around in t-shirt and shorts - got some strange "are you out of your mind" looks! Run itself was awful as a local establishment had tried to poison me at lunch with some very dodgy chicken
. A sprint finish was required for the last half mile to get me back to the hotel before any incidents!
Distance: 4
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Oregano_State wrote: »Sorry to butt in, but I had a very similar problem when I was younger. Turned out it was caused by a fallen arch in that foot. I'd advise getting it looked t by a good physio!
Absolutely agree with getting it checked by a good physio as everyone is differentLet's get back to that achilles problem - is it at the back (not bottom) of the heel?? I've been suffering from something tight and painful at the back of my right heel for months now. I believe it came on sometime after my marathon in April, seems to be aggravated when I run on gravel (or maybe it's just non-smooth surfaces), and tends to feel better after I've warmed up a few miles. I even walk funny when I first get up in the morning or when I've been sitting for a spell. I've tried to rest it, but that's hard to do. Does any of this sound familiar to you??
Oh, nice 10 miler.
As above I will do the usual boards mantra of saying get it checked out and so I won't advise you on your specific problems
Instead I will describe what was my experience and the cause...for me the problem point was at the insertion point of the tendon into the heel. Started about last Feb after increasing hill work and worn heel cage on my asics. It felt like a bruise on bottom of tendon and would be sore for first mile on a run but then fine. It was very stiff every morning and after sitting for a while (so flights, work etc) but eased after about a half hour after that. As it wasn't affecting my running to much and shin was more problematic, I wasnt too worried about it! I got calf massages, did the stretches and did some eccentric heel dips but it was always a problem. Even when out with the shin for 5 odd weeks, it was still an issue so rest was no good to me.
But in the past month the pain has not gone away during runs and would last a long time after so I went to physio.
He dug right into the calves as a tight calf was the root cause. He now has me doing ~120 - 150 heel dips daily with weights in a rucksack on my back to strengthen it. It hurts and its supposed to!! I have to then ensure my calf muscles are as loose as possible so a daily treatment of a calf massage via the Stick is doing the trick. Naturally I have to stretch the crap out of it too! Since I started the routine last week, I have had no pain at all and more importantly no stiffness in the mornings and perfect after a 14 hour flight the other night. HTH!0 -
banner_phoenix wrote: »Wed Sept 26th
Plan - 4 miles easy
Wow what a difference a day makes. Temp was down to 13 degrees today so very funny to watch the locals absolutely freezing as they are not accustomed to this. Any local runners I saw were in full winter/snow gear almost whilst I ran around in t-shirt and shorts - got some strange "are you out of your mind" looks! Run itself was awful as a local establishment had tried to poison me at lunch with some very dodgy chicken. A sprint finish was required for the last half mile to get me back to the hotel before any incidents!
Distance: 4
Avg Pace: 10:17
and you wearing shorts:eek:, at least if you had your winter snow gear on like the locals you would have been fine!!
I hope you are better today!0 -
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banner_phoenix wrote: »... He now has me doing ~120 - 150 heel dips daily with weights in a rucksack on my back to strengthen it. It hurts and its supposed to!! I have to then ensure my calf muscles are as loose as possible so a daily treatment of a calf massage via the Stick is doing the trick. Naturally I have to stretch the crap out of it too! Since I started the routine last week, I have had no pain at all and more importantly no stiffness in the mornings and perfect after a 14 hour flight the other night. HTH!
Sounds like a torture routine! :eek:
But I guess if it's working for you then it'll be worth it.
Good luck with the recovery, the torture and the training.
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Thanks ladies, all good again.
Emer, if it helps me I'm willing to put up with that torture - anything to keep me on the road
Thur Sept 27th
Morning strength session in the hotel gym. I had to improvise a bit as lets just say that their definition of a gym differs alot from mine :rolleyes:
Sat Sept 29th
Plan - 3 miles easy
I left work on Thurs eve and it only took me 29 hours to get home...thats some traffic jam :eek: :rolleyes:. So when the alarm went off this morning to meet jcsmum and Ro for a few miles, I bailed as I was like a zombie. Sorry ladies
So I put the feet up for the day flicking between the Ryder Cup, Grease and Sex and the City marathon instead...hey I like drama and had no brain power!! Eventually hauled my ass off the couch and I really did not want to do this.
So glad I did though as it was just one of those perfect runs. Everything just felt great and I loved being out in the fresh air. I ignored the watch completely and ran purely by feel. Pace ended up being too fast for an easy run but hey ho it felt really good. I would love to be able to bottle this feeling!
Distance: 3.02
Pace: 09:170 -
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Sun Sept 30th
Plan - 4 Easy Run (instead of the 26.2 I should have been doing in Berlin)
I decided not to Anne up on her kind offer to join her for the mad LSR session she was doing and watched Berlin instead! I've known for along time I obviously would not be running it but it was still a bit hard to take today. Cracking performances by the Boards crew tho so I would only have been dragging the standard down :eek:
Anyway back to my plan of 4 easy. The first 2 were tough enough into a strong wind and I did wonder why I was bothering with this! But as usual took a dose of HTFU and just gone on with it. Other 2 miles were fine once I relaxed - also helped by the tail wind
Distance: 4.02
Avg Pace: 09:290 -
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banner_phoenix wrote: »
Sat Sept 29th
Plan - 3 miles easy
I left work on Thurs eve and it only took me 29 hours to get home...thats some traffic jam :eek: :rolleyes:. So when the alarm went off this morning to meet jcsmum and Ro for a few miles, I bailed as I was like a zombie. Sorry ladies
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Solobally8 wrote: »Any swimming or cycling in that plan banner?
NO, not for the remainder of the year. Cycling scene coming to an end so I can cut back on that. I do have plenty of plans for cycling next year tho but can start back in Jan/Feb.
I want to focus on getting this running lark down :mad:. So don't yourself or RQ encourage tri's in any way.We forgive you.
Ah shucks does that mean I back in your homies crew now
Oi have you not read the first post - no marathons on this log so the only reason I will be in Berlin is for drinking activitiesHope all goes well with this and you'll be at Berlin next year.
I like the plan over 5 days- I'll be keeping a very close eye here:D 0 -
So where to start...after my last log I have done pretty much zilch both running and gym wise.
By end of October I hated running with a passion and I mean truely despised it! I was fed up of constantly running in pain and it was ruining the joy of it. Addiction can only get you so far :rolleyes: So I quit...not just running but all forms of exercise and basically did nothing for Novemeber except eat and drink. Naturally that has a consequence so fast forward to last w-end when my once loose pair of jeans were emmm...now a snug fit shall we say! Cue major melt down and the following day I laced up the dusty runners and out I went for 3 miles. I died a very slow death but my liking (not quite love) for running was back
After that I did the only logical thing I could - I did a couple more very easy runs and I picked a 5km race to kick my lazy fat ass...
Dec 1st - Parkrun 5km
Beautiful morning for a run as I went off to try my first parkrun. After my first kettlebell class in a year + last night, I hurt getting out of bed this morn...and in places where I never knew I could :eek: This was going to be interesting but the thought of that scone and coffee afterwards spurred me on...see where my priorities lie
I can't say enough about Parkruns, really well organised and a good course. Great to have it on my local running grounds but my local knowledge didn't help coz I knew exactly what was coming and when!!
I got my ass well and truely kicked though and my time was horrendous but it served it's purpose. More importantly no niggles so I am chuffed with that. Hopefully its onwards and upwards from here - in fairness I couldn't get any worse
Discounted scone and coffee after in Avoca, very happy days.
Plans are take it nice and easy on the comeback trail...0 -
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RacoonQueen wrote: »Who are you?
Ah ffs M, I leave for a few weeks and you already have forgotten me...not feeling the love. 2 slices of choccie biscuit cake now to make up for my hurt feelings...otherwise I will trip you tomoro 0 -
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Hiya Missus. Welcome back.
I had a similar non-running november (injury issues ) and ran a total of 8 very slow miles in the whole month! :eek:
Think I'm more or less sorted now, but life is again consipring against me and I probably won't get out this week much either
So I'll be watching your comeback with interest. 0 -
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