Steven Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 I have bruised my Achilles so running is on hold at the moment.
FoxesAreBlue Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 Ice it. 10min sessions, 2/3 times a day. It's the runners version of the magic sponge in Sunday League, your foot could fall off mid run and ice will get you back running again.
Steven Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 Ice it. 10min sessions, 2/3 times a day. It's the runners version of the magic sponge in Sunday League, your foot could fall off mid run and ice will get you back running again. I'll give it a go.
Vacamion Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 Ice it. 10min sessions, 2/3 times a day. It's the runners version of the magic sponge in Sunday League, your foot could fall off mid run and ice will get you back running again. Ice (well, a bag of frozen peas) worked for my decrepit achilles tendons, too, as part of RICE Rest Ice Compression Elevation I now ice up every day!
21st Century Fox Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 I've been working on icing my bastard shin splints at the moment. It seems to be working.
FoxesAreBlue Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 Ony do it for a couple of days per injury. Ice is suppose to stop the inflammation of bruises, inflamed areas etc. After a few days, you want to encourage blood to take nutrient to the affected area so to aid that you can use heat (hot water bottle, forget deep heat). This is just a general rule of thumb however, for serious stuff, go and see a doctor/physio/hospital.
FoxesAreBlue Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 Been for a walk around the city and took a look at tomorrow start line: Edinburgh is hilly. Very, very hilly! Much of the race is outside of the city though so hopefully it's not too bad!
AoWW Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 Couldn't be any more de-motivated before racing on Sunday. Seriously considering not going, what a ball-ache. Seriously? I know I don't actually know you in 'real life' and maybe I'm speaking out of turn (sorry!) but I never had you down as someone who'd quit having got this far. You don't need music to get you through the race... you've proved that before. Man up and grow a pair!
sphericalfox Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 Been for a walk around the city and took a look at tomorrow start line: Edinburgh is hilly. Very, very hilly! Much of the race is outside of the city though so hopefully it's not too bad! I have a workmate, and she's doing it. The majority of the race is on flat ground. As far as I remember, my geography isn't great, but water doesn't go uphill.
FoxyPV Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 Edinburgh is ridiculously hilly. I don't envy you, Andy. Good luck for tomorrow.
FoxesAreBlue Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 Seriously? I know I don't actually know you in 'real life' and maybe I'm speaking out of turn (sorry!) but I never had you down as someone who'd quit having got this far. You don't need music to get you through the race... you've proved that before. Man up and grow a pair! God knows why I felt like that but safe to say I don't anymore, the question I ask myself is "am I ready?" Am I ready? AM I FVCKING READY???!!!!!! I've just been out and punched a horse to the ground! 'Course I'm ready! BTW "Man up and graw a pair" <---- sound advice! I have a workmate, and she's doing it. The majority of the race is on flat ground. As far as I remember, my geography isn't great, but water doesn't go uphill. That blue bit is the sea, not a river but thanks anyway, apparantly it's the fastest course in the country and I'm starting in the Pen behind the elites so fingers crossed for a good race - target time is anything under 3:45. Previous PB is 3:45:38 Edinburgh is ridiculously hilly. I don't envy you, Andy. Good luck for tomorrow. Thank you!
Steven Posted 25 May 2013 Posted 25 May 2013 I've just been out and punched a horse to the ground! I hope you didn't say it was gay.
FoxesAreBlue Posted 26 May 2013 Posted 26 May 2013 Okay. First of or all, it is far from flat, with the wonderful benefit of hindsight it's pretty hard to think o many places that car completely flat for 26 miles, but god knows where the rumours come from, I would say undulating with long rolling hills. Second of all, when you book a trip to Edinburgh you expect one thing and one thing only; shit weather. I tell you now it's been like the damn tropics here, absolutely glorious weather I should have picked up a nice tan at least, but awful for running in, very hot weather! That said.... I thouroughly enjoyed it, it was nice to see and smell the sea for once, and the support was good too, also, from an organisational point of view, the even worked like absolute clockwork. My target was 3:45 which equates to 8:30min/mile which I managed to sustain up to the 20 mile marker however I knew long before that I was not to hit my target. Mile 20-25.5 was the most painful running I have ever experienced. I had to walk often and my average pace per mile dropped dramatically. At mile 25 I kept feeling the stabbing pain of cramp in my calves but it was only for a split second so a quick reactionary jump and it was gone. At 25.5 it hit, and it hit hard, what felt like a gallon of lactic acid flooded every muscle from the hips down minus the foot but feeling in them had long gone. Glutes, abductors, adductors, quads, hams and calves - I've never felt cramp like it, and I instantly fell over, not I went down through choice, I actually fell. It felt like I had been shot and you know when you see a marathoner rolling around and practically screaming? That was me. God knows how long I lost, it was a good few minutes but the hero marshals helped my up and shouldered me along. But even after that I could still feel my calves going every few seconds. Luckily here the crowed was immense - by far and away the best final mile of a race, and by god they made some noise too, it was like Canary Wharf in the London Mara. I crossed the line in 3:59:12 - so MILES off my target - like I care about that right now - but happily JUST under the 4 hour minimum standar I set for myself. In the reunion area I asked a guy to take a picture of me with my (huge) medal, turns out he ran it in 4:00:01. I was genuinely gutted for him. Luckily, the gym I work at has a site around the corner from my hotel so I can have a recovery session and stretch tomorrow morning on the recumbent (lazy) bike! My time was good enough for a personal worst but given the conditions I'm not surprised. I enjoyed it (for the most part) and if I didn't have other races I want to complete I would do it again. I can recommend it to any runners, just don't be fooled by the "fastest course in the UK" spiel. It isn't. Also, Edinburgh is a beautiful city, it really is.
notnow john Posted 26 May 2013 Posted 26 May 2013 Well done Andy, never doubted you for a minute, did you miss the music
FoxesAreBlue Posted 26 May 2013 Posted 26 May 2013 Tbh I've never raced with music, although Ido train with it. Usually I race (and beat) my training partner which is why I wanted it this time. It wasn't so bad without to be fair, at the start there was a bag piper playing the British Grenadiers so I had that in my head for 26 miles. How very patriotic! In the bag at the end was a few sachets of Biofreeze which has been applied to my right knee (itb) and left ankle (tendonitis) both are getting inflamed and both have previous! I mus run like a right plonker for them to flare up Inuprofen already taken too. Also, and those of a sensitive nature look away now... I have some bad chafing in my, let's say "Undercarriage" I have some aftershave balm (agin of of the bag) will this do the trick? Or should i spring for a differnt cream. The affected area, the gooch, is still a bit, well, moist. Enjoy your dinners.
sphericalfox Posted 26 May 2013 Posted 26 May 2013 Tbh I've never raced with music, although Ido train with it. Usually I race (and beat) my training partner which is why I wanted it this time. It wasn't so bad without to be fair, at the start there was a bag piper playing the British Grenadiers so I had that in my head for 26 miles. How very patriotic! In the bag at the end was a few sachets of Biofreeze which has been applied to my right knee (itb) and left ankle (tendonitis) both are getting inflamed and both have previous! I mus run like a right plonker for them to flare up Inuprofen already taken too. Also, and those of a sensitive nature look away now... I have some bad chafing in my, let's say "Undercarriage" I have some aftershave balm (agin of of the bag) will this do the trick? Or should i spring for a differnt cream. The affected area, the gooch, is still a bit, well, moist. Enjoy your dinners. splash out on some sudocrem. I'm sure they sell it in most boots/pharmacies.
FoxesAreBlue Posted 26 May 2013 Posted 26 May 2013 Been chilling on the bed in my hotel fr an hour do decided to measur my resting heart rate (I know, I'm a geek, deal with it). Unsurprisingly it's high. Very high; 100bpm! Usually my resting is about 72! I'm going to take full advantage of my high metabolism and go to the bar and have a big massive burger!
sphericalfox Posted 26 May 2013 Posted 26 May 2013 Looks soothing - cheers! stick it in the fridge for an hour or so, if you get a big tub. stuff is magic...made by witch doctors or summat
FoxesAreBlue Posted 27 May 2013 Posted 27 May 2013 Excellent work, especially for a very busy race too. Just walked in after travelling home from Scotland, even though it was a short break, I've got the holiday blues (and y body hurts)
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