20-03-2019, 09:58 AM
TheEd Wrote:Hi Dean, how are your calf muscles after the treadmill sessions?
look forward to hearing about the 5k run on the 27th
onwards
TheEd
Hi TheEd,
The calf muscles cope very well after the paced sessions. A lot better than they do if outside on paths or roads. The local running track is not as soft and spongy as others I have used, so no benefit to using it, as it is like running on the roads.
I have spent a lot of time over the last 10 months focusing on calf muscle recovery. I have a dedicated foot and calf massager that I use every morning. I also have numerous percussion massagers (one is a hypervolt) I use to get to the really tight parts of the muscles. It has reduced the achilles pain to almost zero from a 7/10 every time I went for a jog or run.
I also think that reducing the paced sessions to once a week, and then doing all my other runs at a very nice easy pace allows the calf muscles to adequately recover and function as they should.
Best Regards.
Dean.