Got in a couple of extras runs this week before the calf started playing up again: one on Wednesday of 40 minutes and one on Thursday, about 35 minutes. Sore by the end of the run on Thursday and saw a physio briefly that evening. Went for a longer consultation on Friday.
Consultation went well. Lovely calf massage, but more importantly the physio took a good look at general ankle and leg strength and stability. Talked about front-foot and mid-foot running, and it could be the truth that my overall leg strength isn't properly capable of running totally font foot. In fact, running on my toes might have stretched it too much and caused the current strain.
I'll be going back next week and she'll take a longer look at running style. She suggested running alternate days and gradually increasing duration. Good cues: run falling forward and landing mid-foot; long and short calf stretches throughout the day and dynamic ones to warm up.
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