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purple hayes
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 Posted: 02/20/06 - 09:16 Post subject: Only injured when racing? [frustrated]
Back story:: I raced a 5K on Thanksgiving day 2005 in racing flats. I injured my right achilles tendon and took most of December and January. Was able to resume (slowly) running up to 1 hr. at a time without pain. I trained in regular running shoes with my custom orthotics that I've had for a couple of years.
This weekend (Saturday, Feb 18, 2006), I ran a 10K (not raced. 50:00 finish time - slow for me) and now that it's Monday, I can barely walk.
I ran 6 miles on the treamill Friday without a hint of pain, but doing a 10K the next day has me in some serious pain the following days, no pain during the race though.
What's up with that?
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roughausen
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Posted: 02/20/06 - 10:13 Post subject:
PH,
What shoes did you wear in the race? How much road training have you been doing?
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purple hayes
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Posted: 02/20/06 - 10:28 Post subject:
I ran in the same Asics I always train in. I have been doing >90% of my training on the treadmill since Thanksgiving since I don't want to aggravate my injury and have to limp back home.
Plus, it's cold outside.
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Running Brewer
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Posted: 02/20/06 - 10:36 Post subject:
It is possible that you stride length is different when running outside, or the surface change is causing problems. Are you more cautious when running on the treadmill vs. outside?
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cdnhollywood
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Posted: 02/20/06 - 12:17 Post subject:
I find that treadmill running doesn't work all of the stabilizer muscles as well as being on the road. In the spring, I really have to be careful of how much mileage I do outdoors because I'll end up with sore and tight ankles if I do too much in the first week or two.
Try getting more road work in (slowly) and see if that helps.
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roughausen
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Posted: 02/20/06 - 12:51 Post subject:
| Quote: | I find that treadmill running doesn't work all of the stabilizer muscles as well as being on the road. In the spring, I really have to be careful of how much mileage I do outdoors because I'll end up with sore and tight ankles if I do too much in the first week or two.
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Me also - I ended up with a stress fracture a few years ago in the spring. I had been doing more treadmill work than usual that winter and came up with the fracture right after a race, so now I'm more careful too, and try and get outside more in the winter.
PH - I use different shoes for my TM runs than outdoor. TM runs I use a little lighter trainer than my normal shoes. Outdoors I alternate between my normal Saucony's and a trail shoe for ice and snowy conditions.
As for the cold - don't you ride outdoors all the time? I'm not a cyclist, but that sounds like it would be much colder in the winter 
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Posted: 02/20/06 - 21:01 Post subject:
I'm betting that the change in surface from 'mill to pavement is causing your grief. Acclimate to the pavement before attempting any more racing and see if that helps.
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Kimba90
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Posted: 02/26/06 - 14:11 Post subject:
| cdnhollywood wrote: | I find that treadmill running doesn't work all of the stabilizer muscles as well as being on the road. In the spring, I really have to be careful of how much mileage I do outdoors because I'll end up with sore and tight ankles if I do too much in the first week or two.
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I'm glad to see that others have the same issues as I do. I ran a week on the treadmill, after not running for about 1-2 months, and then ran outside. I felt like someone had pummelled my body, everything hurt.
I think you need to get the road miles in, aclimate to that. I have to agree that there is a big difference between tread and the outside miles.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 02/26/06 - 19:31 Post subject:
Looks like I'm going to be spending some time on the pavement (not that I mind). I tried running Friday after taking 6 days off and I only made it about 3 minutes before I got more calf pain. 
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cdnhollywood
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Posted: 02/27/06 - 09:46 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | Looks like I'm going to be spending some time on the pavement (not that I mind). I tried running Friday after taking 6 days off and I only made it about 3 minutes before I got more calf pain. |
Try snooping at www.exrx.net and look up the achilles area. They have tonnes of spot-specific exercises, and it's really easy to navigate. When I had IT band issues, I found that doing the weights and stretches they mentioned really helped out a lot.
Other than that, I've afriad you might be back to RICE treatment....
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Posted: 02/27/06 - 14:50 Post subject:
| cdnhollywood wrote: | | purple hayes wrote: | | Looks like I'm going to be spending some time on the pavement (not that I mind). I tried running Friday after taking 6 days off and I only made it about 3 minutes before I got more calf pain. |
Try snooping at www.exrx.net and look up the achilles area. They have tonnes of spot-specific exercises, and it's really easy to navigate. When I had IT band issues, I found that doing the weights and stretches they mentioned really helped out a lot.
Other than that, I've afriad you might be back to RICE treatment.... |
Thanks for the link!!! Cool site!
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