Hey Stevo! I know your situation! Am scheduled for a half in 2 weeks, but nagging injuries aren’t going away. This is my second year in a row to miss this race (last yr due to covid), so I have major FOMO! I even considered a slow run/walk just to complete it, but I know it’ll be too much on my injury….esp since I have a marathon that is really my A race in the spring. So, hard as it is to do, I relinquished my bib and am now going to be a volunteer….it’s a small way to be a part of the event without hurting myself further. Think long term….use the head, not the heart. It totally sucks, but you will thank yourself later. Best of luck!
Good advice, Fran! Sorry to hear it’s happening with you too. It feels so hard to get through to the race in good nick but we will get better with experience I guess. All the best with marathon training and good for you for volunteering too!
I won't try to advise you mate, as I'm clueless. I hope you figure things out and get your running back on track with whatever sensible approach you come up with. All the best 👍🏻🏃♂️
Yeah sorry about that Strava comment Stevo 😂 I think the marathon is 4x as risky as the half, but fitness wise the half must be manageable with your historical base notwithstanding whether you have a risky injury. I’d probably give one a go if I’d run a couple of hours with the pain not higher than a 2/10 in advance… provided I was prepared to drop out at the first sign of anything worsening. With a marathon that’s likely to happen anyway with loss of form in the last 10km and just more risky all round… I wouldn’t want to carry more than a niggle into a marathon. I would not be surprised if you’ve been loading up the other leg to reduce the burden on the fractured one, even if it doesn’t feel that way. I’ve been looking at getting a proper running analysis done to detect these hidden issues, if I can find the right specialist. That sort of thing might be beneficial before your London training block. Of course as you said it might just be breaking the 10% rule that one week. It’s a funny game, running is.
😉 I needed to hear it Dom don’t worry. You could be onto something with loading the other leg because of the fracture, i didn’t think of that! I went to a running analysis session a few months back because of regular injuries and I wasn’t overpronating too badly even with my flat feet but I was overstriding and still landing forefoot which he was surprised about. It was a bit of a mess to be honest but I’ve been trying to fix it by bringing me foot strike beneath me more. Hopefully that adjustment hasn’t knackered my ankle up. Worth a visit though if you can find a good one. Thanks for the good advice and I’ll see what the docs say Tuesday and go from there.
40 miles a week is not a small number, endurance sports rule number one: patience! You are very new to the sport and body needs time to adopt to the stress and workout load. All the best.
@@StevoRuns you said that you work as a butcher so I guess that most of the time you are on your feet. My question is how do you handle heavy and tired legs on every day basis? I'm asking because on my work I also have a lot of standing and walking so I need to balance with weekly mileage because if I don't I feel extremely tired and stressed. For me best recovery comes from sleep but with small kid in the house I must improvise with stretching and lifting legs 😂
😂 well it sounds like we’re in exactly the same boat. I’m on my feet for 9 hours straight and after my morning run too, so recovery is difficult to be honest. And like yourself, I have kids that are very lively and not great sleepers either. I try to take a full day off or even 2 but with maybe some easy strength work and stretching but yes I’d say proper recovery is hard to come by and it may play a part in my struggles. What can ya do?? Someone suggested doing ultras me a while back because of being used to being standing for such long hours and it’s always been in the back of my mind.
If you’re struggling that much with it, Ideally I would say do neither however, knowing what I would be like I would have to do one, realistically a half is the better option, doing a marathon is hard enough when healthy and no niggles let alone with an injury, especially and ankle which handles so much flex and weight I think the sensible idea is to slowly easy back into running full time to aim towards the big races next year whilst using cycling to maintain a higher level of fitness and keep pressure off the ankle to let it fully recover
Hey, yes this does all sound very sensible! I’m gonna see what the docs recommend but they will say to do neither too I’m sure. I can’t defer any of them until next year which is painful in itself losing the money 😂. I will be 100% doing what you said about building very slowly but consistently with added cycling and more strength alongside it. Wise advice, thank you!
Listen to your body. It sucks but having a running break for a month or two now may prevent a long term injury and a 6 month break from running later down the line. Hope it’s nothing serious though 👍
That’s very true Billy! The old legs need a proper rest now and then. I’ll see what the doctor recommends next week but it’s usually bad news and they always say to rest. Cheers
Awful for me at the moment picked up a Soleus injury at the end of August which pretty much put me out for September. It feels better now but now I have that dreaded “got to start from scratch again feeling” and the motivation to get out for that first run isn’t there.
I feel for you man. Mine is Posterior Tibialis tendinopathy but I’m just starting to be able to run a bit and try and shake it off. It might feel like starting from scratch but I’m sure it’ll all come back fast when you get going again. It’s hard to get motivated when the weathers turned shit and dark. You can do it mate 👊🏼
@@StevoRuns your video sort of summed up running for me Step 1. Start running Step 2. All good feeling great Step 3. Pick up a niggling injury Step 4. Stop Repeat those 4 steps 😀
Hey Stevo! I know your situation! Am scheduled for a half in 2 weeks, but nagging injuries aren’t going away. This is my second year in a row to miss this race (last yr due to covid), so I have major FOMO! I even considered a slow run/walk just to complete it, but I know it’ll be too much on my injury….esp since I have a marathon that is really my A race in the spring. So, hard as it is to do, I relinquished my bib and am now going to be a volunteer….it’s a small way to be a part of the event without hurting myself further. Think long term….use the head, not the heart. It totally sucks, but you will thank yourself later. Best of luck!
Good advice, Fran! Sorry to hear it’s happening with you too. It feels so hard to get through to the race in good nick but we will get better with experience I guess. All the best with marathon training and good for you for volunteering too!
I won't try to advise you mate, as I'm clueless. I hope you figure things out and get your running back on track with whatever sensible approach you come up with. All the best 👍🏻🏃♂️
Cheers Mark. Yes, sensible approach is what is needed buddy. Thanks
Yeah sorry about that Strava comment Stevo 😂 I think the marathon is 4x as risky as the half, but fitness wise the half must be manageable with your historical base notwithstanding whether you have a risky injury. I’d probably give one a go if I’d run a couple of hours with the pain not higher than a 2/10 in advance… provided I was prepared to drop out at the first sign of anything worsening. With a marathon that’s likely to happen anyway with loss of form in the last 10km and just more risky all round… I wouldn’t want to carry more than a niggle into a marathon.
I would not be surprised if you’ve been loading up the other leg to reduce the burden on the fractured one, even if it doesn’t feel that way. I’ve been looking at getting a proper running analysis done to detect these hidden issues, if I can find the right specialist. That sort of thing might be beneficial before your London training block. Of course as you said it might just be breaking the 10% rule that one week. It’s a funny game, running is.
😉 I needed to hear it Dom don’t worry. You could be onto something with loading the other leg because of the fracture, i didn’t think of that! I went to a running analysis session a few months back because of regular injuries and I wasn’t overpronating too badly even with my flat feet but I was overstriding and still landing forefoot which he was surprised about. It was a bit of a mess to be honest but I’ve been trying to fix it by bringing me foot strike beneath me more. Hopefully that adjustment hasn’t knackered my ankle up. Worth a visit though if you can find a good one. Thanks for the good advice and I’ll see what the docs say Tuesday and go from there.
40 miles a week is not a small number, endurance sports rule number one: patience! You are very new to the sport and body needs time to adopt to the stress and workout load. All the best.
Yes that’s very true, I should be more patient in the build up and yes, I do forget how new I am to running sometimes. Thanks for that
@@StevoRuns you said that you work as a butcher so I guess that most of the time you are on your feet. My question is how do you handle heavy and tired legs on every day basis? I'm asking because on my work I also have a lot of standing and walking so I need to balance with weekly mileage because if I don't I feel extremely tired and stressed. For me best recovery comes from sleep but with small kid in the house I must improvise with stretching and lifting legs 😂
😂 well it sounds like we’re in exactly the same boat. I’m on my feet for 9 hours straight and after my morning run too, so recovery is difficult to be honest. And like yourself, I have kids that are very lively and not great sleepers either. I try to take a full day off or even 2 but with maybe some easy strength work and stretching but yes I’d say proper recovery is hard to come by and it may play a part in my struggles. What can ya do?? Someone suggested doing ultras me a while back because of being used to being standing for such long hours and it’s always been in the back of my mind.
@@StevoRuns with 9 hours on your feet every day, plus running, minus the sleep you are the next Yiannis Kouros 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@kiredimoski6845 😂 I wish. Early running retirement is more likely!
If you’re struggling that much with it, Ideally I would say do neither however, knowing what I would be like I would have to do one, realistically a half is the better option, doing a marathon is hard enough when healthy and no niggles let alone with an injury, especially and ankle which handles so much flex and weight
I think the sensible idea is to slowly easy back into running full time to aim towards the big races next year whilst using cycling to maintain a higher level of fitness and keep pressure off the ankle to let it fully recover
Hey, yes this does all sound very sensible! I’m gonna see what the docs recommend but they will say to do neither too I’m sure. I can’t defer any of them until next year which is painful in itself losing the money 😂. I will be 100% doing what you said about building very slowly but consistently with added cycling and more strength alongside it. Wise advice, thank you!
Listen to your body. It sucks but having a running break for a month or two now may prevent a long term injury and a 6 month break from running later down the line. Hope it’s nothing serious though 👍
That’s very true Billy! The old legs need a proper rest now and then. I’ll see what the doctor recommends next week but it’s usually bad news and they always say to rest. Cheers
Awful for me at the moment picked up a Soleus injury at the end of August which pretty much put me out for September.
It feels better now but now I have that dreaded “got to start from scratch again feeling” and the motivation to get out for that first run isn’t there.
I feel for you man. Mine is Posterior Tibialis tendinopathy but I’m just starting to be able to run a bit and try and shake it off. It might feel like starting from scratch but I’m sure it’ll all come back fast when you get going again. It’s hard to get motivated when the weathers turned shit and dark. You can do it mate 👊🏼
@@StevoRuns your video sort of summed up running for me
Step 1. Start running
Step 2. All good feeling great
Step 3. Pick up a niggling injury
Step 4. Stop
Repeat those 4 steps 😀
😂 you hit the nail on the head. Steadier build up for both of us by the looks of it with extra strength work for good measure.