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I'm back jogging after months off with a hamstring injury followed by an Achilles. But the achilles refuses to clear up! I'm stretching it every day. Getting very frustrated with the length of time this is taking... |
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Generally speaking you need to be working on strengthening as well as stretching.
In expensive way is using a towel but probably better with a long resistance band to load the muscles and tendons while you move the foot up and down before progressing on to single leg calf raises on the stairs. To view the link you have to Register or Login looks like it covers both (not watched in detail) |
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If you're getting pain from them then you may be doing too much too soon. In this situation I'd pay £30-40 to see a physio. Find one who's a runner themselves or who lots of runners who recommend them.
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Thank you - will do that!
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Mine are currently the best they have been in the 18 months since i started running. I was sometimes getting a bit of pain and stiffness in the achilles,foot/ankle area particularly early mornings for a few years before running,so its not entirely a running injury to me and i think quite likely linked to not being very supple. The last few months i have really improved in this area and have not had a real issue with it.I can sometimes feel it if i have a hard day(11 mile run today,and a 28 mile bike ride before lunch,and couldn't describe it as pain) but i am not limping or anything.My belief is the massive improvement for me is the fact over the same timescale i have started wearing proper cycle shoes so am clipped to the pedals which has just helped that flexibility in that ankle area.Not sure if is much help to you but if you already do a bit of cycling or have access to a bike it could possibly help. Last edited by ob13; 02-07-2022 at 09:18 PM. |
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I'm dreaming of getting down to 30 minutes; but then you do have over 15 years on me. ![]() Continued with my usual Hogmoor Inclosure parkrun yesterday and, with new (second-hand from Oxfam) shoes, ran my fastest PB at 31:37 ![]()
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![]() My first run was 38 minutes 4 years ago so there is always scope for improvements and looking at your times you're certainly on the right track. It's good to regularly run the same parkrun, it gives you a chance to see where you could maybe up your pace at certain points or understand where you may struggle, to build on. |
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Had my slowest 10k ever last night. 4 miles in had to pull up, and jogged the rest of the way home. On the plus side, at least I'm not totally knackered today. Though I think the days of PBs are long behind me. |
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It was hot last night. Also didn't complete my 10k route. Split it into 7k and then a 3k jog after. Getting out there and being consistent is more important than PBs or fast times right now.
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Not run much lately but still managed to bang out a 5K and 10K PB this evening at RPAC Summer 10K in Reigate.
Did the first 5K in 19:31 and overall my 10K was 40:33 so a PB by 43 seconds.
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![]() Been busy this evening myself with a little duathlon. 2 little short runs of 2 miles 13:46 and then a slower 15:48 with 5 laps of castle combe on bike in between. Some seriously quick people there so happy enough not to get in top half this time 25th out of 37. Sneeked in just under the hour in total which was the best i could realistically hope for really. Quite hot too and i am far more suited to my 5am runs than 7pm starts! |
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Wow that's impressive. You can't have been far off a top 10 finish with that time!
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![]() You dont even have to time yourself if you don't want to,certainly dont have to tell anyone else.But never be embarrased.Well done to you both on getting going again ![]() |
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I only started in November and have improved my times over that time; but more importantly, feel fitter and can run for longer before I have to have a short walk! I know this also means that there's plenty of room for improvement. I like the 9am parkrun, not only as I'm up at that time anyway, but it's also much cooler than running later in the day.
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I'd like to think this thread is about just celebrating our own personal achievements and no one compares to each other. Easy for me to say I guess given my times but no reason not to put times up if you want to just because others are faster. As you say though, the best thing is just being active, so keep jogging - you'll naturally get quicker anyway as well
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