*damndamndamn*

[ksmith]

A small lump with swelling over my right achilles tendon. Tender to the touch. Blew up just wonderfully after today's attempt at 2 miles.

Yes, I warm up beforehand. I walk 10-15 minutes before I start to jog.

I can't tell you how PO'd I am with my body right now. Because I don't weekend warrior it. I don't push it to extremes. I find something I like to do and I take it slow and *&&^%$# if it doesn't backfire.

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[torrilin.livejournal.com]

Ouch!

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

It's above the ankle and off to the side. I *think* the heel tabs of my shoes are too high. Googling revealed that sport phys folk advise not buying shoes with high heel tabs, or cutting the tabs down. If I put on the shoe, the top of the tab hits right where the owie cropped up.

And my left heel has a much, much less intense version of the same thing.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Bah! Sorry to hear this.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure the high heel tag on the shoes is to blame. Found several sites that tell you how to cut the shoes in order to reduce the pressure of the tag. Just need to gird myself to cut into the shoes. I mean, I'm not really losing anything. I can't even wear the things around the house given the level of irritation that results.

I am hoping this resolves into no more than an annoyance.

[trolleypup.livejournal.com]

Its like the manufacturer thinks that poeple don't bend their feet when they are wearing the shoes or something.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

They're so concerned about cushioning and shock absorption that they don't stop to think that too much of a good thing can do more harm than the injury it's supposed to prevent.

I read an article years ago about basketball players, and the fact that the rate of foot and leg injuries has gone up as the shoes have become more technical. I don't know how true that is, but I have also read that the foot and leg can't adjust and strengthen the way they're supposed to when stressed if most of the stress is dissipated (sp?) by the shoe. The foot/leg goes through the same motion, but doesn't learn to adjust, thus increasing the risk of injury.

[trolleypup.livejournal.com]

I was backpacking this weekend with a couple long distance runners, one of whom sometimes uses racing flats, which seem to be mostly sole protection. At the end she got impatient with the pace (I was accomodating our youngest hiker who was a bit sick) and ran down the last few miles. She also did the trip in trailrunners, trading the lightness and agility for the inconvenience of going through the mud, water and snow.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Is she small of frame? The racing flats I've seen are recommended for smaller runners. If you're bigger/weigh more, it seems like you need a little more support.

The shoes that did this to me are technically trail shoes. Grey/silver in color.

I read that the high heel tags don't bother runners who hit the ground perfectly, but if you shift/pronate/whatever, the tag will run against the heel and cause problems. oddly enough, the walking hurt more than the running. I think this is because my heel hits first when I walk, sending the tag rubbing against the tendon.

Today, I'm left with a nodule that hurts to the touch. I understand that I should work on massaging it away, but we may wait a bit before giving that a try.

[pmrabble.livejournal.com]

Ice, vitamin I, and rest, says the guy who ignored the same thing in January and is now undergoing iontophoresis therapy to calm the d*** thing down. Yet another way to apply cortisone to Paul's aging body......

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

The coldpack helped a lot. And I don't think I'll be running for the next week.

Before then, I need to take a knife to the shoes...

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

sympathies.

as the years creep onward, it just doesn't get easier to stay in shape

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

It's ridiculous.

People who start running marathons in their 60s must be made of steel.

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

My knees hurt just thinking about it