I’ve taken to doing lighter static stretching after dynamic stretching before running. That way, my muscles are somewhat warmed up for the static stretching. Then I walk for a quarter mile with a gradually increasing walk pace leading into my run. I do some brief static stretching after my run, listening to my body as to how much and what I focus on. This recipe seems to work for me.
I had plantar fasciitis because I ran uphill. It is healing with stretching the calf muscles. Slowly. I take some time off to let it heal. I started running 2 months ago and I am 68, I did my first 5K in 35 minutes.
Plantar Fasciitis is nasty and I suffered with it for several months. Like you, stretching my calf muscles cured me. I also went to a podiatrist and discovered I had high arches. The dr prescribed custom orthotic shoe inserts for support. I've been fine since. I hope you get all healed soon! Congrats on your 5K!
Same age and also starting running with first 5K same time and second a few minutes faster. Got a calf strain from running barefoot on the beach, something I have never gotten despite doing plenty of hard hikes. Maybe I will need to start stretches!
Thanks, Phil! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It sounds like you also had a bad static stretching experience. Sometimes "hard" lessons are good lessons!
I have been increasing milage on my long run. Ten miles is my current limit before my legs really tire out. I've been following a low carb, intermittent fast style diet for the past year. Can you do a video with your thoughts on diet for distance running ? I'm 64 years old btw.
Thanks, Mike, for commenting. I know that a few of my viewers do keto, carnivore, or low carb. I've done low carb, but it was before i started running. Changing the body to use fat/ketones for running fuel rather than carbs/glycogen can be done, but I have no experience in doing it. Perhaps it's something I'll research. Thanks for watching the video!
Salam runner. Saya 50 tahun Saya pakai bahasa ya, karena bahasa adalah easy language. I'm 50 y.o, I ran twice a week 10k. Saya lari 10km dua kali seminggu kadang 3x seminggu.
