Running thread

Manchester33 said:
I'm doing a David Goggin's week... Getting up an hour earlier to do some exercise. No excuses.

I did 12k this morning in the rain. I forgot to start my watch. I got splashed by a car on 3k. Ran past home on 8k. I had to channel my inner Goggins to keep going. Toughest run of the week boxed off.

Tomorrow morning is a yoga session with Adriene, which will be much more enjoyable (If you know, you know).
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Goggins to yoga with adrienne...hahaha some chalk and cheese that mate, I suppose its one way of staying hard!!!
 
April/May I was running consistently and at a pace I was very happy with, with an eye on doing the GNR in September and finishing in under 2 hours. I've done 3 HM's and every one has had some sort of injury on the day of the race so I don't believe I've managed to get the best out of myself yet.

Roll forward to today, and the last 2 months have been rubbish. A persistent Achilles injury has left me running about once every 2 weeks and fitness levels have dropped considerably.

Managed 6km yesterday, and despite not being totally pain free, it's the best I've felt the day after a run since May. I have 4 weeks to try and get some mileage in so the GNR isn't a total bust.

I've probably said this before, but obviously need to improve other aspects of training and lifestyle to prevent injuries in the first place, but I had 3-4 good months with no sign of injury and then out of nowhere, suddenly an issue with my Achilles!
 
smevchenko said:
April/May I was running consistently and at a pace I was very happy with, with an eye on doing the GNR in September and finishing in under 2 hours. I've done 3 HM's and every one has had some sort of injury on the day of the race so I don't believe I've managed to get the best out of myself yet.

Roll forward to today, and the last 2 months have been rubbish. A persistent Achilles injury has left me running about once every 2 weeks and fitness levels have dropped considerably.

Managed 6km yesterday, and despite not being totally pain free, it's the best I've felt the day after a run since May. I have 4 weeks to try and get some mileage in so the GNR isn't a total bust.

I've probably said this before, but obviously need to improve other aspects of training and lifestyle to prevent injuries in the first place, but I had 3-4 good months with no sign of injury and then out of nowhere, suddenly an issue with my Achilles!
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Are you doing any weight training to complement your running? If you strengthen the muscles throughout your legs, you reduce the chance of injury.
 
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Manchester33 said:
Are you doing any weight training to complement your running? If you strengthen the muscles throughout your legs, you reduce the chance of injury.
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Not consistently enough, but have been doing more bodyweight stuff at home. Squats, calf raises, lunges etc

But i'm aware I need to do more of this and get into a proper routine with it.
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
I've just been told by my physio I can start impact training again after a lengthy (18 month) layoff for a Posterior Tibial Tendon injury (ankle). Done some light jumping on it today and if there is no reaction tomorrow I can start to very gradually increase dynamic loading.

With any luck I could be back to full running in a few months and once I get back to running good for age 5k times I'm free to start building up the distance again
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An update on my (still ongoing) injury:

After essentially plateauing, and not getting any better my physio sent me to see a rehab specialist doctor who referred me for a CT scan. I had that a couple of weeks ago, and it revealed 3 injuries; the original post-tib injury, an Achilles injury (partial tear and poorly healed at the heel bone insertion point), and an old IPR tear which I had no idea I'd done.

The post-tib is not in too bad a condition, so they are going to continue the loading on that, but the heel insertion point is a cause for concern. I've been prescribed a course of shockwave therapy which is apparently blasting the area with sound waves to force the tendon into repairing itself in a predictable way. It's a 15 minute session, once a week for 5 weeks, with a 48 hour rest period followed by gradual loading. I've been told it's likely to be painful.
 
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Continuing my summer tour of the UK, completed a 5.5km run in Tobermory this evening, without stopping. This includes a very steep hill, ascending 80m, twice. Very tiring. I did the same route a few days ago, but had to walk up most of the hill, twice.
 
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