Been doing my runs very irregularly now.
Lack of willpower.
Sometimes, it is really tough exercising alone.
Did the reverse Yishun Ring Road route.
Within the first 200m , the kness are screaming in pain.
Immediately changed to forefoot running and the pain is gone. Yeah!!!
But I can continue for only 3km before both of my calves are complaining as well.
Did a walk/run pace for the rest of the way.
Hmm, notice after the 3km, I hardly land on my heels anymore.
I land on the outer side of my foot.
Wonder will it cause me more problems in the future?
When I do forefoot running, I did it with a high cadence, shorter stride pace.
Was surprised when Nike+ reports that my first km is 6:10min/km.
Quite an achievement. First time, I ever go below 6:30min/km pace.
Although overall pace is 8:10min/km, I hope this is signs of good things to come.
I know it needs time for my new muscles to get used to the beating, but hope that the calves get use to it soon. Dun like the feeling of walking down the stairs and feel the calves cramping up.
Hehe, as I did my run at 9am and was doing a walk/run pace, notice something that is not visible during my other runs.
In Yishun Area 4, they named the Town Central as Yishun Mall.
Sigh, if only Yishun Mall was as spectacular as Tampines Mall. Haha...
3 comments:
land on forefoot + outer side?? i'm having the exact same problem now..end up underpronating a lot..i think it's very bad in the long term..
Hmm, think we better check out what is wrong.
I fear that I fall into the dark times like I did 2 years ago.
I try to do some googling or ask the sifus.
Hopefully got some answers.
Forefoot running? I assume you mean landing on the toes? That + outer side + your current weight will spell disaster for you in the long run. Better to get somebody to assess your running gait and try and correct it. If you can do Chi or Pose running, all the better but if not, try to land mid foot. Don't be in too much of a rush. Do short distance and at slow speed first until you are familiar with the running gait. If you don't want to pay to see a podiatrist or a physio, come down to Running Lab Thu Night Run and we see whether we can help to pin down your problem.
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