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| Posted: 07/02/07 15:48:23 23 |
Many thanks Mike - greatly appreciated.
I do plan to give up the football within a couple of weeks if possible. |
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| Posted: 07/02/07 11:01:56 56 |
Hi Mike,
I'm running London this year and have a few questions about weekly mileage.
I must admit I tend to play other sports mainly football, so tend to do enough running to keep up my general levels without doing lots of weekly mileage.
Generally I have been playing football 3 times a week for approx 50 mins a session. this is 5 a side so is quite quick and I've been counting this as speedwork. Is this wrong?
Other than the football I do one steady run a week (approx 10K ish but varies) and my long slow run at the weekend which is up around 15-16m.
I'm trying to cut back on the football as it can be quite hard on my legs, and replace this with runs to increase my weekly running mileage but I'm unsure on the best way to do this.
I know from previous experience & injuries that rest days are very important for me, and 5 days a week is the most I can realistically do.
Should I simply replace my football sessions with a variety of speedwork, and continue to slowly increase my long runs?
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| Posted: 15/04/05 14:47:48 48 |
Jim,
I too suffered a stress fracture of the tibia. This took nearly six months for the pain to ease to the point where I could cross train on it, and 9 months before I could run on it.
Having seen several physios and a couple of podiatrists, my advice is those nodules need to be massaged to break them down, as otherwise they continue to rub against the muscles and tendons and delay recovery, and can cause inflamation and dull pain.
My physio showed me how to do this by massaging quite deep along the bone with my thumb, and told me that it was important that I did this to aid recovery. I have to warn you that this initially can be quite painfull and will leave you sore for a couple of days, but really does help in the long run. I would ask your physio about this and they should be able to show you what to do.
Btw, if you do massage deeply I wouldn't advise running for a couple of days as it will initially inflame the leg slightly, but cycling and swimming are great substitutes to keep the fitness up. | |
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| Posted: 08/04/05 15:18:59 59 |
running on faith - clapton
Hotel california(the last verse)
"last thing I remember, I was running for the door" - The Eagles
don't know if that counts
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| Posted: 06/04/05 12:52:05 05 |
Dot,
I suffered hugely with pretty much all knee problems between the ages of 12-15. This was mainly put down at the time to doing triple jump. Saw Chiro (can't remember why but had been recommended) but not physio.
Was also playing a lot of football at the time. This injury reoccured in various different forms, both at the knees, and also in the shins.
In fact it is only really within the last year of seeing a new physio and podiatrist that this has been solved. | |
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