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W2R2 done not going to lie, that was a killer in operated leg shin!

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Not out of breath that bad at all.

Limitation seems to be left shin, gets very tight on second to last stint, ok when stop running but as soon as into last one it was very sore!

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Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Well done... breathing is always good :)

Shin wise.... Are you warming up really well... ?

Some dynamic stretching could be helpful before your runs and stretching afterwards is essential. The impact, as you know, that our legs and the rest of our bodies take when we start this is immense.

We do also, some of us have a tendency to thump our feet down, and there is usually one leg that takes the greater weight... Try, using my favourite expression, to kiss the ground with your feet... try to run and land lightly.

See how you go?

Richard7 profile image
Richard7Graduate in reply to Oldfloss

Thanks - never occurred to me that I could plant my feet instead of thumping them down. One to try next run.

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Richard7

It works... I still remind myself....even now :)

Razouski profile image
Razouski

There are some useful warm up exercises that I use religiously from Runners World that might help, and don't forget to take it slow and steady.

runnersworld.com/the-body-s...

This article might be useful runnersworld.com/ask-coach-...

👍🏻 well done for completing 👏as OldFloss says "Slow and Steady and "KissThePavement" has got me through many Runs x

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misswobbleGraduate

Slowly, slowly! Then slower still!

🙂👍✔️

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