Sore calves/shins when running

jsmoke

jsmoke

jsmoke

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Going to try another parkrun tommorow, last one was bad, I walked and crawled around it, calves and shins aching. So frustrating as I want to run and not shuffle along. Legs are also like lead. I have read, on a good running site, that stretching may actually do no good whatsoever.

I have a cheap pair of trainers so maybe that's something to change, it's probably mainly my lack of fitness/strength. How long would it take you to recover from a PR?

Any tips?
 
Slowing down will help, if you have to shuffle then you have to shuffle.... build it up over time. Mine went within a few weeks (running every couple of days or so).
 
Get some proper running shoes profesional fitted after a gait analysis.

Run slower, most of your running should be done far slower than you expect. This is a real problem for beginners, because the safe pace will initially feel stupid and a waste of time. Most of the benefits of running occur at lower heart rates. Most of the injuries occur due to higher.speeds giving higher impacts.

Build weekly millage very slowly. Increase by no nore than 1 mile for each day running and hold that for several weeks. Add a mew day running slowly, 1 day a time and hild that for several weeks but keep milliage increase eith the previous rule, e
G foing from 3 to 4 days running a week you soild do more than 4 miles extra, 4 to 5 days no morw than 5 miles extra. If you are desperate to increase fitness quickly as possible then cross train with swimming and biking between runs.
 
'We'll theres your problem(s)....'

Stretched properly and although no pain in right leg bit in left, not too bad though. Was actually running however. Lungs were killing me. Back on track.
 
need a good 2/3 - a mile of warm-up before a park-run really

build up distance and miles per week slowly

stretches not really needed before but are of benefit afterwards

get gait analysed and get running trainers recommended

tbh some shin sore-ness etc - is sort of normal as your body gets used to running
 
jsmoke said:
'We'll theres your problem(s)....'

Stretched properly and although no pain in right leg bit in left, not too bad though. Was actually running however. Lungs were killing me. Back on track.
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Stretching before a run wont really make any difference and if you aren't warmed up are more liekly to cause issues. Make sure you do dynamic stretches rather than static, and the main benefit comes doing them after running but they really aren't that important.

deep tissue massages can get rid of DOMS though.
 
This normally happens to me for me first 2-3 runs, takes a few days to recover, but after that it doesn't give me any problems.
 
Yeah been reading about DOMS. Mainly a strength issue - feel decent today. Light run on wed, maybe 2km then PR sat, need to expand those lungs. Cycling and running muscles are rather different.
 
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