Subject: RE: Calf Injury Training For First HIM There are a few of us on BT going through the same (Calf Injury ) thing. I have raced in 4 sprints this season and have injured (pulled my calf ) in all but one event. I’m not really sure what’s going on, I am ok when I run on a treadmill, track or off road (trail ) but every time I hit the road or race “Bam” it comes back.
I am currently going for therapy and having A.R.T. sessions, it has defiantly helped with recovery time. Therapist said it might be my running shoes so I just switched back to my old shoes. I have also just read that it might be caused by pedaling with my toe down. The bottom line for me is that I probably didn’t give my injury enough time to heal. But then again in my last race it happen to the opposite calf so I don’t think it’s an injury. I know it not a dehydration issue for me.
Any way I have taken 2 weeks off from running, switched shoes and went for another bike fit in order to make the adjustment with my pedaling (toes straight ). I returned to running last week (ran 3 day 3-5m treadmill ) and have been injury free so far and will be hitting the road tomorrow.
I know how you feel its holding me back from moving up to a Oly distance.................
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