Today's Injuries

[Magpie]

I'll swap them for the bruised ribs I've been nursing for the past week. Very sore when coughing, laughing even pooing!!! Could be a good few weeks before I'm back running, never ever going to play 5-a-side again

[Chugger]

And tonight they stopped me from running. Anyone want to swap seven blisters for anything?

Do you fancy a few weeks of NO RUNNING, MINIMAL CYCLING and SWIMMING (but only with a pull bouy)?
If the answer is "yes", then I would love a few blisters and you are very welcome to my hamstring. This is sh1te.
Trying to be stoic, but this is my longest break for 15 years.
Will the hills still be there if I recover???????????????

[Roadrunner]

Sorry to hear about your hamstring, but these blisters really P1$$ed me off the other night. I was just getting going again and starting to nip round my steady runs in record times and then I go and wear a small pair of spikes. Blister both heals and all my toes. I have had to raid the babies nappy rash cream and she isn't even born.

[Magpie]

RR - You probably already know this but Flexitol Heel Balm is a recommended product for prevention of foot blisters, especially when wearing in new running shoes. Now that you already have blisters I always found that the quickest cure was to dry them out by walking round with no shoes on and I would probably chuck your spikes (or risk getting more blisters). I'd still swap you for bruised ribs...another two weeks I reckon before I'm running again.

[Manhar]

Just when I thought I was getting back into some decent form / level of fitness after being out for 4 months with an achilles problem I know have a hamstring strain / tightness. Felt it towards the end of the Gravy race & went out last night in the pouring rain but had to hobble home after 15 mins after pulling up sharply.

As Ady said "if its not one thing its a bloody nother."

[Multiterrainer]

Just when I thought I was getting back into some decent form / level of fitness after being out for 4 months with an achilles problem I know have a hamstring strain / tightness. Felt it towards the end of the Gravy race & went out last night in the pouring rain but had to hobble home after 15 mins after pulling up sharply.

As Ady said "if its not one thing its a bloody nother."

I know the feeling Manhar! What I hoped was just post-race stiffness which I tried running off on Tuesday and then rested again until today has turned into a minor calf tear (turned round after only 7 minutes running tonight and jogged slowly home). experience tells me it will be 10 days to a fortnight before I should even consider running again.

[Turner]

Has anyone's achilles just gone kaboom! without any obvious trigger. Mine has been a little sore (nothing worrying) for a month or so then just decided to bruise and swell up after an easy run two days ago. No pain during the run but the following morning it was big, black and painful. Running truely is a mugs game!

[old un]

anybody got any advice on on groin/abductor injuries. i pulled mine 2/3 weeks ago and had a tendon on outside of knee pull at same time .ive rested it for a couple of weeks and tried doing easy 2milers on it but it just wont heal up . any one else had this trouble or got any advice, i'm getting seriously bored with it now ???

[Roger Rabbit]

hangover

[Stagger]

anybody got any advice on on groin/abductor injuries. i pulled mine 2/3 weeks ago and had a tendon on outside of knee pull at same time .ive rested it for a couple of weeks and tried doing easy 2milers on it but it just wont heal up . any one else had this trouble or got any advice, i'm getting seriously bored with it now ???

I suffered for 8 months with the groin, I started wearing Skins and Nike pro and just carried on in a gentle way. Its not nice though and I wish you a speedy recovery.