Bummer, I too have decided to pull out of the Coniston race and have a nice jog round there instead. Nothing to do with my recent illness, more to do with me looking at last years results and figuring i'd probably be last.
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Bummer, I too have decided to pull out of the Coniston race and have a nice jog round there instead. Nothing to do with my recent illness, more to do with me looking at last years results and figuring i'd probably be last.
But someone has to come last :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Graeme
Well it won't be me :p
Unless my running picks up this week, so far I have run 0 miles, that's right 0. Might have more idea tonight though :)
Hamstring trouble and a tendon to right calf displaced apparantly!!!! Went out for 30 mins today but was uncomfortable and stiff so did not enjoy. You get on top of one injury and then up comes another :mad:
I've got a pain going from my hip down to my knee and then down the outside of my leg to my ankle!! :confused:
It started last Monday and I've ran on it a couple of times, it niggles a bit while I run, but a couple of hours after I'm in real pain!!
I did an hour and a hlaf this morning and I'm now taking pain killers like they're going out of fashion!!
Off to the phyio tomorrow night, I need to get it sorted for next weekend!!
Well, stretching my hamstring did not work - gentle stretching yesterday and I heard it tear some more - I am gutted. Am just going to lay off running for a few weeks, concentrate on the bike and see how it goes. I may have to avoid racing as injury seems to follow closely behind no matter what I do. As long as I can get out and run on the fells that may have to do....:confused:
Sounds like ITB ... ?Quote:
Originally Posted by hopey
I find the foam roller very helpful for ITB.
I went to the physio last night, I can't remember what he said the problem was, but he stuck his elbow into around my hip, which hurts like hell and this normally frees it up.
I had the same problem a few years back and it kept me out for 6 months!
Just emailed the physio and this is the problem.
The problem is in a muscle called gluteus medius which stabilises the hip. Its a bit fatigued and irritable.
I need to get rid of the pain for the weekend!!
First speedwork in a while today and was o.k. until the 3rd rep.
WHY DID I TRY THE 4TH??????????????
My calf is buggered.
How depressed will I get in the next few days/weeks/months???????
Answers on a postcard with healing vibes attached, please!
Chugger,Quote:
Originally Posted by Chugger
I feel for you (see my PF message)
I suppose injuries are as much of the 'running lifestyle' as training, racing etc. it's just how you look at them.
Try and make a positive out of a negative. What will you be able to do now that you can't run for a few weeks? - Chill out?, time with the wife/kids/girlfriend/boyfriend? Cycling? Swimming?
You'll be back sooner than you know it!
Take advantage of the break and come back stronger and hungrier than before.
Good luck.
MH
Took a tumble coming off Harter Fell today - smacked my thigh into a rock.
Felt like a dead-leg for next few miles, running uphill possible, downhill reduced to a hobble. Sat typing this with left leg looking swollen from hip to below knee - should I be concerned or is it just case of bruised muscle?
Never had injury like this one, guessing someone else must have and can hopefully put my mind at rest!
Many thanks. :(
MANY, MANY thanks for your words of advice M.H.
It's good to get a bit of a voice from beyond my woe!
Have been for a swim this mornin' and am now (supposedly) doing my assignment (started this post grad. course last Sept....glad that it's raining as it makes me feel better about sitting on my arse indoors).
Will I be well enough to manage a walk later....stay tuned excitement fans!?
As for the swollen leg, Huwski......ICE.
You could also try the cold bath strategy and some GENTLE quad contractions to stimulate the circulation.
Do keep us informed. Any bruising/discolouration??
The thigh is a very vascular bit (muscle tissue++) and running with some bleeding there can be problematic.
Thanks Chugger, Will try ice,ibuprofen tablets and gel. Re: Discoloration - red patch size of my hand, half way down thigh, inside edge. Swelling now extends from top of thigh to below knee, looks like my Granny's water retention! Running with bleeding :eek: ran 10 miles after fall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chugger
I'll give it 24 hrs then start bricking it.....
Not sure re anti inflammatories in the early stages (BUT AM NOT A PHARMACIST!!!!!)
From my understanding, they are pretty good for pain relief when you have swelling, but may not be the best thing re:tissue healing.
Ice is your best researched thing re: inflammation.
Hav you tried the cold bath treatment?
I have to say that I find this painful but effective.
TIPS: get in when the cold water is VERY shallow and fill whilst you sit there.
Wear a hat and have a brew whilst you sit there.
Aim for about 10 mins.
Keep your toes out if you can (they take ages to thaw).
Listen to soemthing good on the radio to help pass the time.
GOOD LUCK.
moan whinge moan whinge moan whinge
still can't run:mad:
moan whinge moan whinge!
Ahh feel a bit better now!!!
Moan whinge moan whinge moan whinge too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Calf
No running, Haematoma, left thigh, physio required A&E in
Rotherham even took photos!
Bugger :(
Tough luck Huw. Get well soon!
Blimey Huwski, you look after that injury :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Huwski
Another one to Moan whinge moan whinge moan whinge....
Twisted ankle from Old County Tops still playing up. Desperate to get out on the hills again...but had to hobble down off Cadair Idris on Saturday at an embarrassingly slow rate :(
Bloody calf :(
No not you Calf, but my left one which tightened up just before the end of the Austwick Amble on Monday, and after short runs on both Wednesday and Thursday flared up again -experience tells me its a (hopefully minor) tear but it means resting up til at least the middle of next week, if not longer and then a few short flatter runs initially.
hi, not read all this thread so no idea whats been said, but has anyone looked at your back, most chronic calf probs... infact most chronic tight muscles are normally due to altered nerve input.Quote:
Originally Posted by Multiterrainer
Thanks for that RVN. We recently had various free health/fitness assessment tests at work and one thing that did become clear was that I needed some work on back strength/flexibility, something I've struggled with since a cycling accident in 2000.Quote:
Originally Posted by RVN
Perhaps I need to finally get to those pilates classes or back to circuit training to help the core stability once the calf problem has cleared.
if you've got flexability issues in your back then move rather than strengthen, if you're too flexible then strengthen rather than move. if your stiff as a board in you back then core stabilty will make you worseQuote:
Originally Posted by Multiterrainer
Thanks for the advice RVN, most useful.Quote:
Originally Posted by RVN
Well hello AGAIN, fans of misery!
Iliotbial band stuff:wadda you know??
Time to take my own life with a teaspoon, or just a passing phase??
Off to my fantastic (+ long suffering) physiotherapist on Monday....shall I take a box of tissues??..........Oh, NO smutty replies to that one, puhleese!
Just realised that I can't spell ITB.
Oops.
Not recovered from knee op then! :mad: Too much too soon? (it's been 3 months) :confused:
Dunno about today's injuries - tomorrows are blisters courtesy of Snowdon!
One race in 3 months and three weeks of achilles misery.
I'm trying to do all the right things (as suggested in THE FELLRUNNER) but any ideas on the speed of any comeback??
How long does it take to get back to running?
How long should I start with?
Physios are wonderful.... my shin splints are getting better - but after last night's treatment with thumbs my leg is sore to touch. I'm biking instead of running for a bit - hoping to start doing some very easy running next week.
I blame the weather for my injury, and being off work. Hence doing a stupid amount of running and forgetting to have rest days.
Chugger - I don't know about achilles problems - I've never had one. I did find some interesting things on injuredrunner.com today though.
Thanks for the link, Lucky!
The best bit is "Sleep: Sleep may be your body’s best opportunity to rebuild itself. Ensure you are getting sufficient sleep for your needs".
Now that's what I call advice!
Now, do I go out for a "jog" this pm, or not!??
I've also got tough decisions to make at the moment about running... when, for how long, and where :confused:
I got carried away today and RAN :D :D but only 50 steps on soft grass on the flat-ish top of a fell. Plus 10 steps part way up it :) I just couldn't resist.
Going to try a short run/walk on Thursday, then if it goes OK easy runs on alternate days. Meanwhile I'm biking but not enthusiastic about it.
Fell off my bike on the Buttermere pass yesterday. Bruised hip and grazed shoulder, knee and ankle to go with the plantar fasciitus make up today's catologue of injuries! :-(
Oh and a sore bum because I had a chicken tikka vindaloo last night!!!
Well I've been injured since the 1st September now with a groin strain.
Kept resting, waiting for it to get better but it hasn't.
So had to take the plunge and book an appointment with a physio.
I've never seen a physio before but I need to get it sorted, as rest hasn't worked.
Good luck with the appointment!!Quote:
Originally Posted by fellhell
Keep an open mind re:advice and maybe ask re what X training you can do until you're back on the fells??
I'm still injured... also since Sept 1st I ran on alternate days for a week -never over 4 weeks - but my shin splints came back :(
Now it looks like possibly the start of a stress fracture :( :(
Two more weeks off running for me, maybe longer.
Hope you are all getting better!!
To put this under 'today's injuries' is misleading in the extreme as I've been carrying this around with me for yonks now (well at least a year). Basically my right ankle is stiff, especially first thing in the morning (:D ), and is sort of painful to walk on. I also notice it walking up steps and its enough to give me a noticeable limp at times.
The funny thing is, as soon as I put on my running shoes and start running I rarely ever feel it at all, certainly not until later or the following morning anyway. I can't remember for sure which ankles were involved now but I think that I've had ligament injuries to both when playing football (circa 15 to 20 years ago), I fractured an ankle too (but can't remember which one) and still have the odd in built 'reflex' recovery should my ligaments almost get turned on a run.
With my job I also do a fair whack of driving and I sometimes wonder if its related to my accelerator foot being held in position for so much time.
Anyway, add all this to running in the hills and fells almost every Saturday and Sunday (and in the week, light permitting) and I can't see my ankle ever getting better. Any tips for treatment anyone? I'd rather it wasn't stop running ;)
Just a rant, really.
I'm sooooooooooo sick of doing nothing but look at other people run (you can see the track from my window).
I'm worse than last week, having done nothing (a trip to the physio. meant some stirring up of symptoms on assessment).
I thought that a bit of spin cycling would do me good, but a pinged hamstring means that I can't even swim without pain.
MANY LOUD SWEARS (I'm trying to give my family a rest).
Whiplash in my neck after a fall on Hebog last Saturday, been very painfull since, but easing off now (week later).
Feet went out from under me on a wet grass descent and down I crashed.
Is this a first for this fell injury??