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Thanks SideBurn - will investigate the book.

Thanks guys - think perhaps I just needed a bit of encouragement from fellow runners.

Dumping them seems a bit harsh Dave after 12 years of marriage and two kids!

I would like to run early in the morning so that I can spend the evening doing other things - including 'quality time' with my partner and kids.

I've managed it at the weekends at 7am ish (not v early I know) and enjoyed it - really gives me a lift for the rest of the day.

In the week, our alarm goes off at 6:30 and my partner leaves at 7:20 at which point I can't go out because I have the kids who are too young to be left alone.

Is it fair to set the alarm for 6 so I can squeeze in a run? Partner is a light sleeper so he WILL wake up. Not a morning person so he'll be grumpy too.

Very tempted but it feels pretty selfish and I don't want him to resent my running (motivation is difficult enough!)

What do my fellow runners think? Anyone in the same situation?

Nicola

Hi Gaz,

My soleus muscles are my achilles heel. I've had lots of trouble in the past.

When I saw a physio a couple of years ago because I couldn't run on them - one worse than the other but both painful to run on, he prescribed stretching and strengthening them 3 times a day and a gradual return to running over a couple of weeks. Had to take one week off completely. It worked, but they still play up occassionally

When stretching the soleus you need to have your knee slightly bent (unlike for the gastro), you'll feel the difference. Strengthening was to rise up onto balls of both feet, lift one just off the floor, slowly lower the supporting heel down (on a step so it goes low if you can), then rise up on both balls again.

Hope you sort it. I reckon I have problems because I have short calves compared to the rest of me - just a theory though

Nicola