Sunday, February 7, 2010

10K!

Just a quick update - on Friday I ran 6K and today 10K slow jog. Very happy with my Achilles although towards the 7 kilometer today I felt tension in BOTH my ankles, no pain, just tightness and tension so I had to slow down and was ready to stop but ... I didn't and today's run was my longest since my return to running and since my Achilles tendinitis, so I am very happy. Was it hard? No. Not hard on my heart, not hard on my muscles, not hard on anything EXCEPT on stupid ankles... yes, ankles... I noticed today that it was BOTH my ankles that felt stiff ... I don't get it! I stretched, I went slowly, I have new shoes, I am running with my orthotics...and my ankles are still acting up! No sharp pain, just stiffness. And I am constantly watching my strike so that it's mid foot ....Any suggestions from those of you who've been through this before? I am starting to want to try barefoot running and if my problem isn't really in the shoes...

7 comments:

  1. so funny you said that about barefoot running, because I JUST said those words to TMB about 10 minutes ago. Good job on the 10K....

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  2. Sorry about the ankles. I tried on Vibram FiveFingers yesterday. Kind of weird, but I am kind of interested in running in them ...

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  3. Woohoo!! 10K...that's great! If I remember well, this was the goal you set when you first started blogging :) Here's hoping the ankles don't give you too much trouble...

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  4. You did awesome...way to go! I am sorry to hear about your ankles hopefully the soreness will be short lived. Good job finishing a 10k:)

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  5. All of my physicians told me achilles tendonitis takes sometimes months to heal, and if you start running before it's fully healed, it'll hurt soon enough. I am not saying that is your case, but our idea of healing time and nature's are very different sometimes. Also, treadmills have the "softest" surface for achilles sufferers.

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  6. Hope you're feeling better soon! Great job on the 10 K! Way to go!!!

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  7. Hi Miglena! thanks for stopping by my blog - I realized right away you were Anne's friend as I had just seen the cute picture of the two of you on her blog! I sure know where you are coming from with the ankle pain - I have crazy ankles too!

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