Hamstring aching

[Tayrm]

Well from the upbeat post last night and only four runs to go... as the night drew on and this morning I’ve got an ache in my right leg hamstring. Not enough strength in my hips, glutes and core etc I imagine? Going to rest now and start back slowly once the pain has gone. Had started to feel it in the last two long runs as a little knot but no real pain. Anyone else experienced this, any advice very welcome 🙏

[TortoiseRegretsHare Graduate]

Have you looked at the Strength & Flex forum? I have found that doing some sort of core strengthening activity really helps - yoga or pilates or similar.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to TortoiseRegretsHare]

A convert..please tell everyone we need them to head across..I am getting tired of fetching them one by one🤣

[Tayrm in reply to TortoiseRegretsHare]

Thanks for the link. I’m feeling a little bit embarrassed now that I joined the forum a while back and still neglected to do the strengthening work 😳 that will teach me. Onwards and upwards, rest, heal, stretch and strength work.

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

I think I’ve had every ache and pain going since I started this, but just niggles really other than when I had glute pain in W2. I did some muscle specific stretching and thankfully it was ok. Take care and rest up 😀

[Tayrm in reply to Wenderwoo]

Thank you 😊 just going to rest up, stuck a heat pad on it and will hope for the best and stretch it out.

[CanIrun5k Graduate]

I had some issues with left hamstring from week 7. Mainly a tightening that was annoying. I started doing better stretches and that helped.

I was tempted to take time out but glad I never.

Even after I ran my first 5k yesterday it was tight. After I do my 5 min fast walk it loosens up and is fine when running.

I think it will get better over time.

I never had a constant pain or anything.

If yours if different maybe you need to rest it up.

Good luck

I also made a post at the time that I updated.

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[Tayrm in reply to CanIrun5k]

Thanks that was really helpful. One of the admin replies to your post struck a cord , I didn’t stretch effectively after a few long runs and the tension and contraction carried over into last nights run. Ive been feeling the build up for a few runs and not been stretching way near enough or properly. We live and learn 😳 heat pad stuck to my leg and resolute that I will join strength and flex and stick to the run free days training. I will get to graduate 👨‍🎓 just maybe a little later than expected 🙏

[Grannyhugs Graduate]

General consensus seems to be aches - stretch, pain rest and seek help if it doesn't improve. Sounds like you are in the pain group. Sorry to hear and hope it eases.

[Tayrm in reply to Grannyhugs]

It’s my own fault, got the link back up after last nights run for the post run stretches and true enough I’d been doing them from memory and not doing them all and the ones I was doing I wasn’t doing effectively. All

Is not lost. I think I’ve stopped running in time to let it heal without doing too much damage.

[Grannyhugs Graduate in reply to Tayrm]

Brilliant and I’m sure you’ll know how to do stretches next time. We all need to keep going back to basics with stretches, very easy to get lazy 😉

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

healthunlocked.com/strength...

Posted this a few days ago..this is the place to be...!!!

[Tayrm in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you oldfloss as you may see from the replies above .... I’ve certainly learned my lesson. 😳☹️🤪 appreciate you link and will be a solid member of the strength and flex community from here on. 😀🙏😀