11/05 - update of BlackScorpion

Hiya,

It's been a while since I last posted something, so I thought I'd give a small update of what has been going on.

Sunday 02/05: ran 7,19 km in 60 minutes, fastest I have done so far. But after the run my left calve felt a bit sore. Tried to massage it with a massage ball, but didn't help. The soreness seemed to have gone after 2 days though and wasn't all too bad in any case. Just a bit of stiffness.

Wednesday 05/05: ran 3,39 km in 30 minutes. No pain in the calve at all, run went smoothly.

Friday 07/05: decided to do my long run today, as I was getting my second Covid shot on Saturday. From the start I had a bit of pain from the Piriformis muscle and/or the Ischeas nerve (had a serious issue with it last year - had to walk with crutches even), but bit through it. But at about 45 minutes my left calve started aching again and seriously this time. Had to cut my run short at 50 minutes (5,96 km) because of the pain. That evening the Piriformis muscle and/or the Ischeas nerve decided the calve wasn't enough and I needed a heavy reminder that they can be bitches if they want to.

Saturday 08/05: got my second Covid shot and did a very short walk. The calve is still tender and aches a bit when walking. Piri/Ischeas was ok again.

Only got a sore arm (inside and outside) and painful armpit-glands whichi is apparently a common side-effect of Moderna. No ilness, no tiredness, besides the arm all is ok and even that will be gone in 1 or 2 days I guess.

Since Friday evening I rub Voltaren gel on the calve in the morning and the evening and I have let my leg rest. The Piri/Ischeas let itself be known again yesterday (Monday), but today it is silent again. The calve hasn't given a peep since Saturday evening, so I think it's just an overload / strain and not a serious injury.

On Thursday I have a day off and I decided to try a short and slow run of 10 minutes (about 1 km) to see what the calve says. The calve will have had 6 days of rest then and if all ok, I will try a 30 minute run during the weekend. In the week that follows I will also keep to 30 minute runs. No long run until the weekend of the 22nd, if all goes well.

Cheers, Evy

[Joggingonthewildside]

Hope all goes well with your pesky calf .. they are a real pain .. I know and you have my sympathy! I thought mine was better but it’s not so I’m going to give it another week but keep power walking in the meantime as that is painless .. good luck 😉🏃‍♀️😎

[Hidden in reply to Joggingonthewildside]

Thanks, hope that in another week your calf will be better!

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Sounds like you've had a busy time of it with a few aches and twinges .And the 2nd vaccine !

I have my 2nd tomorrow (Pfizer)

I have also had piriformis problems in the past ! (Week 8 run 1 of C25k)

Took me 2 Osteopath appointments and 1 sports physio appointment to sort it but got there in the end !

It's been ok since .

Hope your 30 minute run goes ok ! 🤞

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

G'luck on the 2nd shot, fingers crossed for no side-effects!

I must admit I did not go to the doctor last year with my Piri/Ischeas problem. I Googled it and my mother has had it in the past once and she recognized the symptoms. I guess it would need an RX or scan to see if the nerve is blocked or inflamed or if it is in fact the Piriformis that is strained and with Covid, I didn't feel like bugging the medical staff. It passed after a while, so all good. Only it sometimes bugs me again for a day to disappear again the day after, really weird. Next time I have to be with my regular doctor, I'll ask her what to do next time it plays up again.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

James Dunne has some good piriformis excercises youtu.be/ooRni71dGxw(Not working as expected?)

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

Very interesting, I have always thought I had Ischeas (blockage or inflammation of the sciatic nerve). But it might be that it is 'just' my piriformis muscle being too tense which presses on the sciatic nerve, giving that pain. And most probably like the guy says, it's a fact of some other muscles not getting activated well enough. I indeed shuffle when I run, keeping my feet very low to the ground and thus not engaging those specific muscles (forgot the name) that help the piriformis to not tense. Will have to look further into this! Thanks!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

James Dunne came highly recommend by my physio !I am also a shuffler keeping feet quite close to the ground

[Lizcanrun Graduate10]

Good luck with your run. Good to hear from you again! 😊

[Hidden in reply to Lizcanrun]

Thanks!

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Well done on your 60 min run. Did you claim your graduation 60 mins .👏👏think it’s my piriformis or back don’t know what but it tightens up under my leg and back and sore hip and groin tightness. Can’t seem to shift it. Worse still plantar fasciitis back 😩 feet sore. Haven’t run for 2 weeks just walking with this hip thing . Glad your getting better with your jag. I probably should rest like you but thought walking would be ok. 🙂

[Hidden in reply to Doris8]

Walking is never considered as bad when you have some kind of injury, I think. But I don't come outside often, besides for running. I'm a lazy couch potato 🤣. I prefer hanging in my couch with my crochet project or with a good book. Shame on me!!

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Hi Evy, good to hear from you! Well done on your 2nd May run, but I’m sorry to hear about the calf. Mines been acting up too so I bought some calf compression thingies and so far so good, although I did rest it too. That’s great you had your 2nd vaccine, and with 6 days of rest, hopefully you’ll be feeling brand new. 😊👏🏼🏃‍♀️👍👟

[Hidden in reply to Frenc]

Thanks and yeah, I'll see tomorrow how it goes. A bit anxious, I really hope the calf will be good. And I also hope the weather will be good, not in the mood to run on the treadmill.