Injury has given me a new perspective on getting out into the great outdoors.
It used to be that anything less than 3 miles wasn’t really worth getting out of bed for.
What’d be the point of doing such a short distance? However, currently 3 miles is about 1½ miles too far to walk, and I can [...]
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Tag Archive: Injury
Short Trails & The Injured Runner
4 People NOT To Speak To When You’ve Got A Running Injury
A few days ago I posted about all the lovely, useful people there are in the world who are really good to talk to when you’ve got a running injury. Today, I redress the balance with the people best avoided.
1. GP.
It’s a terrible thing to say, but I’ve never actually had much joy with [...]
5 People To Speak To When You’ve Got A Running Injury
After 6 months phaffing around with this stupid ankle injury of mine, that seems to encompass: achilles tendonitis, bursae inflammation, over-pronation, over-tight calfs, and messed-up biomechanics generally, I’ve now got a lot of experience when it comes to talking about injuries. Friends and family tend to get bored silly very quickly. Here’s a few suggestions [...]
Running Update: Body Versus Brain
There’ve been no running posts lately, because there’s been no running. It seems I was a wee bit premature, thinking my achilles was basically fine. Instead I’ve found that yes I am ok pottering about a sedentary life of work, driving and mooching about the house… But set me loose on a run, and within [...]
Running Update: The Value of Frozen Peas
Frozen peas. What I’ve learned this week is that every runner should have a packet of frozen peas stashed close to hand. The achilles is aching, in a dull anxiety-inducing sort of way. To run or to rest? To ignore and ice it, or molly-coddle and indulge it? Wild weather at the weekend had me [...]
