30 minutes on bike, 6x 2 off 3 on. 3.5 miles on stairmaster and .5 miles on TM. Oddly my legs are less sore (specifically my calves) than they were after the Striders Half. That's a good sign.
Bike Miles: 12.00
Treadmill Miles: 0.50
Comments
From Hille on Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 09:13:43 from 63.226.124.132
Good to see you recovering quickly, you are a machine. Quick question for you. What did you do to help your achilles? Mine has started bothering me a little with a little swelling and I wanted to get on top of it before it gets worse. Thanks
From Fritz on Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 15:33:05 from 65.116.116.6
The main thing I did that I know helped was icing it after every run and throughout the day. I also put a small pad (maybe 5 mm) in the heal of the shoe with the injured achilles to prop it up a bit. This relieves some of the pressure while running. Staying away from hills and not wearing flat (less than 8 mm drop shoes) is also advisable. I also tried some eccentric stretching (toes on a step and letting my heals fall) but I don't think that helped possibly because my injury was at the insertion point. Is your pain in the middle of the tendon or at the bottom where it connects to the bone? If it's in the middle I think massage and the stretching should help in addition to the icing. Here is an article with good tips as well.
From Hille on Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 17:14:02 from 24.10.218.179
Thanks, mine is also definitely insertional tendonitis. I have been icing, but could probably do more. Is that the heel to forefoot drop that you are talking about? It did flair up using a flat shoe, so I will avoid those. Thanks again for your help.
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