Running thread

franksinatra said:
We’ll done mate. Just out of interest did you end up visiting a physio? A lot of knee injuries are not much to do with the knees at all but weaknesses in other muscles. I do a bit of resistance band training working the glutes, other muscles around the knees and that has really helped.

Worth a one of visit to a physio if you are struggling. I had a few problems with my Achilles and a couple of days of prescribed exercises and I was back to normal.
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I didn't, just followed advice on the NHS Direct site and on here (ice, elevation, stretching, carrying on with low impact exercise & ibuprofen mainly). All recovered in about 4 weeks & have had no further issues to date.
 
staffsblue said:
I didn't, just followed advice on the NHS Direct site and on here (ice, elevation, stretching, carrying on with low impact exercise & ibuprofen mainly). All recovered in about 4 weeks & have had no further issues to date.
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Great to hear. I was dogged by knee injuries for quite a while and do a bit of resistance training really helped. Just a 6 quid set of bands from decathlon and followed YouTube videos. Strengthening the glutes in particular can prevent a lot of injuries.
 
gaz76 said:
I run in saloman ultraglides, which are great for trails and worth a look, but saloman are bringing out three new trail shoes in june I think, one of which has their version of a carbon plate in, so I will probably wait for them to be released
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They had the ultraglides in the shop but not in my size. I tried on the Hoka Mateta with the rocker plate, which propels you forward, but have had bad experiences with Hoka’s before so never pulled the trigger. Got a long trail run in 3 weeks, so wanted a new pair for that event with a bit more cushioning than the Brooks Cascadia. The missus bought a pair of Salomon Speedcross 5 so it was painful not walking out of the shop with a pair myself.
 
Today was meant to be my 21 miler in preparation for the marathon lads but after 2 long years I have finally succumbed to the dreaded Covid.

As such, I got out on a secluded route and did 10.6 miles so I’ve at least got something in the legs, will do another 10 miler in the week once I’ve got the all clear then attempt the 21 miler either next weekend or the one after.
 
gaz76 said:
Thanks mate, finished in 2.16.33, delighted with that, managed to take your advice and paced it as even as possible, fair few folk saying the wind was bad, tbh I didnt think it was too bad.
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Absolutely superb splits mate. I got similar on a half, but not a chance I could have sustained it for another 11k. You must be buzzing for the Marathon now.
 
Citizen Green said:
Today was meant to be my 21 miler in preparation for the marathon lads but after 2 long years I have finally succumbed to the dreaded Covid.

As such, I got out on a secluded route and did 10.6 miles so I’ve at least got something in the legs, will do another 10 miler in the week once I’ve got the all clear then attempt the 21 miler either next weekend or the one after.
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Really unlucky that mate. My marathon prep got a bit disjointed at the end so I pushed a bit in the first week of my three week taper. Raced a half and did a 30k, not convinced it helped so don’t chase it in your taper. How far is your longest run, if your there or there abouts I think thats fine.
 
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