and shin splints, but the last month or so I've felt quite good and done a fair amount of training. I’ve not run a 10K yet but I did a 5K in 23 minutes. I was hoping for better - is there any chance of me beating my PB or am I just too old?" – Mike
in the thighs and shins." At the same time choose activities that allow your body a chance to recover from running, such as swimming or yoga, rather than stressing it further.Guilt edgedRunners can be consumed by guilt if they take a day off from their scheduled
packed away and everyone had gone - a demoralising and humiliating experience that left me with little motivation to ever run again.By 16 years old, all I did was play video games and eat junk food. As a result, my weight had ballooned to 17 stone, and my
to stir up your routine. When you do the same run, day after day, you’re seldom challenged and your motivation is bound to sag. Think of it this way: if you eat a tuna and salad sandwich four days in a row, you’ll probably notice how delicious a different
problems. No lower-back, no ankle or shin splints or Achilles—the classic things you hear about. Just my left hip flexor. Do you think that’s just because of your cycling? I always had a little of the problem when I rode, but at the same time I was getting
’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
