setback in the last fortnight was shinsplints. By Friday I felt OK, completed the two miler and decided to give it a go.I had a very painful massage at the expo, and got to the start feeling great – not a niggle in sight!I found myself in a group all going
race. "Consistency and knowing what works for you is key," he says.BAD HABIT: You never stretch It’s hard to squeeze in runs some days, never mind stretching. But tight muscles can contribute to shin splints, plantar fasciitis and muscle pulls, which
in or start your own.Forum Highlights, July 7Where do you run? Do you prefer leafy wooded trails or glutinous mud to Tarmac? Or are you really ‘ard and like to take on the challenge of shin-shattering pavements? Sharing the road with the traffic takes some
pain and temporary discomfort but by working on my “mind over matter” I’ve gained PBs and discovered my hidden depths.Lisa Jackson Years Running 6 That racing isn't scaryI wish I’d known how much fun racing can be. Especially when you’re not a fast
response to anyone who asks is that it keeps me fit and healthy, makes me better at work, makes me good looking and gives me a better sex life. That normally shuts up the people who ask me! Jokes aside, why do you enjoy running? runnerman The pain
is best? My calfs and shins ache all the time, and it’s getting me down! running-mad-dan I’ve never tried an ice bath and don't really have any desire to! But I do love a hot bath filled with muscle soak bubble bath. Whenever my muscles are sore or tight
/(kg.mile swimming) 0.62 cals/(kg.mile biking) 1.44 cals/(kg.mile running). It must be true it was on the Internet. – ToucanI have, no doubt incorrectly, been reluctant to claim too many calories for biking and swimming, because I tend not to feel so much pain as I
’ll be waiting too long…‘This time last year I didn’t know what over-pronation meant, I thought shin splints were fractures and those people I drove passed on a Saturday morning dripping with sweat, red-faced, running god knows where…well I won’t tell you what I
