How to train

[TheEd]

very difficult to give a detailed opinion over the internet (without seeing the problem)

the achilles tendon and associated problems can sometimes take a long long time to go away, it is one of those nagging injuries that seem to persist

here's hoping things get better

TheEd

[Raginglynx]

I read an interesting article:

http://www.sportsscientists.com/2008/04/...trike.html

It made me think about my landing. That I've always believed midfoot strike is the best no matter what speed. Come to think of it I've been having tight calf muscles a while back. If I press them too hard even on the easy runs they never get to rest.

Last run I tried to force myself to land sligthly, just very slightly on the heel instead. It wasn't very hard. I could even keep up the cadence to around 90 without focusing on it. And guess what - Not a single niggle. And afterwards my calfs weren't one tenth as tight as they usually are.

Maybe I'm onto something.. I will have to try again on Saturday

Sat 16 July – Easy run in fuzhou

43:06 – 8.68 km – 4:58 min/km – 162 in avg hr

best regards,
Christian

[Raginglynx]

Did the same kind of run earlier today again. The same result. Really feels solid. Tomorrow I will do a short run, just to get me going on every day run. Haven't had any trouble whatsoever during the whole week now and I feel ready.
I forgot to put on the footpod, though, so no distance or pace, but I ran exactly the same course as two days ago, meaning I was a little slower today.

thu 14 July – Easy run in fuzhou

44:04 – 162 in avg hr

rgds,
Christian

[Raginglynx]

This morning I tried a shorter run just to see how my achilles coped with everyday running. It felt good. I was a little stiff in it in the morning, though, but no niggles. The run went very good. Ran for 27 minutes. It's evident that the most load now have moved to my quadraceps. When I stretch now, they are much tighter than the calfs.

Sun 17 July – Easy run in fuzhou

27:07 – 5.49 km – 4:56 min/km – 150 in avg hr

[TheEd]

here's to things going well .. why not consider increasing the runs by 20% BUT still only running every 2nd day

this way you allow for more recovery

TheEd

[Raginglynx]

So, run for an hour every second day instead?
Got it!

Starting tomorrow morning.

rgds,
Christian

[Raginglynx]

Did the 1 hour today. Felt good, but a little exhausting. I just listened to my body and took it easy. No niggles. I also used heel-pads I had bought, which felt nice.

Also, I had a little sore thigh-muscles - probably from the runs in the weekend.


Mon 18 July – Easy run in fuzhou

1:00 – 11.40 km – 5:16 min/km – 161 in avg hr

rgds,
Christian

[TheEd]

hopefully the extra day recovery will assist the legs

good luck

TheEd

[Raginglynx]

Still tough on the legs.. I was stupid enough to do leg workout the evening before, though.. But it was very exhausting - tough to keep up.

Most runs here are, though. I will have to see tomorrow morning when I've had a proper day of recovery.

Wed 20 July – Easy run in fuzhou

1:00 – 12.00 km – 5:00 min/km – 160 in avg hr

[TheEd]

how things now?

TheEd