So in the midst of telling you about the day before yesterday’s physio session, I completely missed noticing I’ve now passed 200 days of straight running on the streak – only another 165 days to go.
I noticed this morning that while running my legs felt heavier than an elephants and I am now stressing that the cause of the injury are my running shoes.
I wear stability trainers which are meant to stop your feet from rolling when you run. I’d had my gait analysed about 18months ago and these were the ones suggested to me but stability trainers should really not be allowing me to get shin splints. What if the guy who tested me got it wrong? Depending on whether your feet role out or in when you run you are either pronating or suppinating. I always get mixed up which is which, what if they guy who tested me did too? The trainers you need for each condition are very different and would exacerbate problems….
I’ve a sports massage tomorrow but after, I am going to go and have them looked at again… just in case.
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Miles today: 3
Target: 603
Miles to date: 793.09
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2 comments
Ben Maher says:
April 8, 2010 at 10:02 (UTC 1)
I feel your pain quite literally. I am having some issues with ITB stiffness, it can kick in at any moment and I am running through it on most occasions but now it is kicking in earlier and earlier in the runs even after a good warm up. I have been thinking loads of positive thoughts, smiling whilst I run and revamping the music I run to, certain songs have an amazing impact when I felt I couldn’t go on…
Wow that reads like I am tree hugging freak but it has been working in tandem with the weekly massage.
Steve Swift says:
April 8, 2010 at 22:26 (UTC 1)
I think you would have had problems before now if it was purely the shoes. I went to see a podiatrist on the recommendations of a physio who then wrongly told me to wear orthotics in a pair of stability shoes. I knew something wasn’t right almost straight away.
You may need orthotics to correct the ‘roll’ in which case you’ll need a pair of neutral shoes.
Your physio seems to know what she’s talking about, though….