I am asking this question on behalf of a friend who has started c25k with me and she is suffering from pain in her calves. Well but pain exactly more a very strong aching when she runs. Any suggestions as to what she could do to ease this. We have just completed w4
Calf pain: I am asking this question on behalf... - Couch to 5K
Calf pain
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Visit the S and F site.. lots of useful exercise there for calves!
healthunlocked.com/strength.......
If your friend has the correct shoe and socks,,, is she landing lightly ? I call it kissing the ground with your feet... sounds silly but it works.. Where is she on the plan?
We do have a tendency to thump down a little when we begin...
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Is she doing the pre run and post run stretching? If not, I would suggest doing them as they really help - links are in the How To post.
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All in the above posts should be done and is she doing the 5 minute brisk warm up walk and drinking 2-3 litres of water per day 😊
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Is she wearing proper running shoes? May need a gait analysis.
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Is she following the advice in the guide to the plan healthunlocked.com/couchto5... on minimising impact, stretching after every run while muscles are still warm and hydrating adequately?
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Water, stretching, but mainly slow down! That fixed it for me (suffered quite a lot with calf pain in the first few weeks)
It could be shoes and need a gait analysis and all of the above things already mentioned, but slowing down is easy to try and free, so worth a go first! If you listen to music then put slower music on and see if that helps. Hope she's still going and things are working out better! 😁
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Thank you to everyone for your help and advice and I have passed this on to my friend. The calf pain is improving and now not there all the time she is running.