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Big G - No, I didn't watch the 10,000m , I'll have a look later.
That's a promising run from you today.
Not so good for me, I did my favourite hilly 8 mile route and have come home with a sprained ankle. We had heavy rain last night and on some sections of the road through the woods the rain has washed down some leaf debris into the road. Amongst the leaves was a triangular shaped stone which I ran on and twisted my ankle, I nearly fell over and it was very painful. I switched off my Garmin and walked the next mile which was undulating, then ankle was still sore but didn't feel too bad so I ran carefully for the next part which was flat. But I had to walk as the uphills hurt and so did the downhills. Fortunately it's a warm morning and apart from the pain it was a pleasant walk home. Have a cold compress on it now, will strap it up after my bath but it's getting more painful without the support of my running shoe.
Ankle now strapped up.
Retiring to the sofa now need to elevate my foot, it's painful and I'm limping badly.
Agree with the copenhagen app,got a mate doing it and it's really good tracking the 2 of them.
How are you now post Barcelona, are you running OK?
Shades-I haven't ran since Barca,my achilles was playing up so I decided to take a week off,hoping to get out after work tonight.
DD is looking very tough for me at the minute, doing that rota and I have too much going on and not enough people to be able to take the weekend off,unlikely to swap my place now so will keep it just in case I can sort work out.
Enjoy the rest of your time there.
Ian - sorry to hear things not going well right now. But it may all come together in time for DD.
I'm hoping the same for myself. 😕
Didn’t realise there were pictures, I’d have made more of an effort to pretend to look happy 😬
Shades, that's rotten luck - hope you recover quickly. Having sprained and rolled my ankles loads, I fully sympathise.
Wasn't sure I ought to run today (had a poor night...too hot so kept waking up, not to mention the aches and pains) but did anyway. I can ran with normal form but rather wish stuff would stop hurting. I did stretch before and after and had a good Theragun session too. Anyway, did 6 miles.
Cramps were the bane of my running for quite a while but haven't had them recently,I found pickle juice helped get rid of them pretty instantly,I carried it in a spirit shot bottle and necked it at the first sign,it does something to the brain signals I read,seemed to work for me as the cramp disappeared.
What's the next race you have planned?
I'm exactly the same for Antwerp/Chicago,writing myself a plan and really hoping I can stick to it as if I can get the miles in I'll be really confident.
https://www.datasport.com/en/essentials/vinegar-to-relieve-cramps/
Shame your fellow clubmates had a bad day especially the guy that had prepared so well for a sub 3.
Re the cramps, there are endless theories and discussions about the causes and I suspect that there is not one single reason that can cause cramps but a multitude of reasons. Some runners never get cramp and it does seem that the more marathons you do the less likely cramps will continue, I guess the body adapts to the years of training. I have noticed that women are less likely to cramp, whether that's because women tend to be more flexible I don't know. Flat courses also seem to encourage cramps as there's no change in cadence so 20+ miles of equal cadence/stride. Dehydration too seems to contribute to cramps.
Maybe 2 electrolyte gels weren't enough and you could have done with another especially as it was warm on the day. There's no need to drink Nuun on the days leading up to your marathon, you could have one the day before your race but no need for more than that. Your body can't store electrolytes as it can glycogen, your body should naturally adjust the electrolyte balance every day from your food and drink, any excess your body will excrete.
Cal - I did think yesterday that my ankle didn't feel the same as before when I'd sprained my ankle, I too have rolled on ankles in the past. The worst time I couldn't run a marathon for 8 weeks.
It's definitely different, the swelling that came up yesterday afternoon has more or less gone and the expected bruising hasn't happened, just a couple of small areas. Seems the damage is towards my midfoot and not the ankle joints, deep inside the foot, I can prod the foot and ankles with no pain but can't rotate the foot or walk without pain but I can stand pain free. I'm hoping that as it's not a sprained ankle I might be on for a faster recovery.
Of to have a look at Dr Google