got home!Worst bit: getting up and out of the house by 5.30am for training runs in the dark, cold, wind and rainy mornings, before work (and nearly getting drowned by a lorry driving through a big puddle on one occasion). My calves starting to hurt
.Q10) Having recently upped my mileage as part of VLM preparation I have started to get sore calves and quads . Although I know I need to ease off I am not sure how much as I don't want to lose touch too much with mileage build up. I am a seasoned cross
to protect itself but in doing so raises the pressure on the underlying bone. Ow!You need to limit your mileage for the next 7-10 days, but maintain your fitness – bike, swim, gym. Roll your ITB and calves. Stretch out the front of your hip. Take anti
and congregate near to the field wall. As I ran past, they would follow me along. It happened every time, like something out of a Hitchcock film! Hummo Cows will only be aggressive if there are newborn calves in the field. Mostly they’re just being nosy
't the organisers' fault," reasoned Spitz. "I always forget just how much of it is uphill, but none of the hills are particularly steep."Any Cransley and New Forest runners nursing sore calves after all those undulations might gaze in envy at the reviews of the Hove
. Putting a pad under the insole of my shoe under the ball of my foot - effectively raising the centre of the ball of the foot and spreading the toes slightly - works for me. See full threadPlantar FasciitisPlantar FasciitisStretch your calvesShell-m - A
it to compensate for my calf injury. My calves are all good now too, and I’m confident I'm on top of my injury (touch wood!).This weekend I ran the Mad March 20, which I finished in 2.19.47. It was a great confidence-boosting run – just what I needed! I came third
as the leading men's pack passed in the other direction. It's not often we midpack runners see top athletes in full stride in a race.The worst moment? Getting cramp in both thighs and both calves at exactly the same time at mile 22. I had to stop and stretch
(hindsight is a wonderful thing!), but I plodded on. The pain in my calves was like nothing I had suffered before, at 16 miles I was in agony, determined to finish. Crying at the side of the road I felt so alone amidst 30,000 people; now I know how Paula had
there with no supporters, just lots of tired runners all feeling the same way as me, I imagine.My worst moment: I didn't really have one, I had times when I felt sick and had to walk instead of run, and moments when I got pains in my hips and calves, but not nearly as bad
