16-08-2015, 11:46 PM
Hi TheEd,
Just a quick update on my recovery from achilles problem.
After about 2.5 weeks off running the achilles improved enough to run again. The first few runs were still a bit sore, but the last few I have had no pain at all. I have been running in different shoes with a heel counter that doesn't aggravate the achilles, unfortunately they have a lower heel-toe drop than what I'm used to which isn't ideal but I can't afford yet another pair. I ran about 33km last week.
Hoping to learn from my mistakes, I'm planning to spend the next 3 weeks gradually picking up the training load rather than launch straight back into it. This week I will aim to get up to normal training duration (6 days, 30-60min per day) but only doing easy runs. Then over the next 2 weeks will stay with the same load but include a couple of faster runs. Of course any signs of trouble and I will back off. All going well I'll be ready to start back on the cycle in 3 weeks time.
The last 2 runs were easy 60min and easy 30min:
Duration 55:06min | 12.06km | Avg Pace 4:34 | Avg HR 155
Duration 29:45min | 6.57km | Avg Pace 4:32 | Avg HR 151
Just a quick update on my recovery from achilles problem.
After about 2.5 weeks off running the achilles improved enough to run again. The first few runs were still a bit sore, but the last few I have had no pain at all. I have been running in different shoes with a heel counter that doesn't aggravate the achilles, unfortunately they have a lower heel-toe drop than what I'm used to which isn't ideal but I can't afford yet another pair. I ran about 33km last week.
Hoping to learn from my mistakes, I'm planning to spend the next 3 weeks gradually picking up the training load rather than launch straight back into it. This week I will aim to get up to normal training duration (6 days, 30-60min per day) but only doing easy runs. Then over the next 2 weeks will stay with the same load but include a couple of faster runs. Of course any signs of trouble and I will back off. All going well I'll be ready to start back on the cycle in 3 weeks time.
The last 2 runs were easy 60min and easy 30min:
Duration 55:06min | 12.06km | Avg Pace 4:34 | Avg HR 155
Duration 29:45min | 6.57km | Avg Pace 4:32 | Avg HR 151