How to improve as a runner

[glaconman]

Sorry to hear you're signed off for another month GM. I know how it is to feel 'up for it' and unable to run; not easy at all. Good luck with the other activities and hope you get back out there sooner rather than later.

Appreciate the comments Sweder. It's one of those situations where had I not raced hard on the injury twice I would have been back out there by now .

I had to smile as the physio turned to the young student in the room taking notes and said, in hushed, serious tones, that she should view running as a drug and how, although he enjoyed treating runners, it was difficult to get them to tell the truth about their addiction.

Anyhow, it was 'barn-door' acute PF. Which is better than the degenerative type which can persist for many months.

He said he never treated fell-runners because each step was different off-road; it was always road runners because of the persistent, repetitive impact on tarmac which would magnify biomechanic issues and stress specific muscles.

And he didn't seem very sympathetic to the idea of trying to change to a forefoot runner saying the heel strike was important for firing the calf muscle, the most important muscle for runners.

Anyhow, hopefully I'll be on the treadmill in a couple of weeks time for an assessment and I might get some orthotics. Can't wait. But I must.

Will just have to enjoy everybody else's efforts for the time being.