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glbrum posted 2 years ago.
1. maybe salt pills would help. I use thermolyte for races. They help with cramping and excessive sweat loss.
2. Do you wear cotton socks? or cotton anything for that matter? Cotton socks and underwear have a tendency to sock up water/fluid and hold onto it. try some socks from a specialty running shop. I run in compression shorts under my running shorts to eliminate chaffing which is caused by excessively wet (cotton) underwear or socks.
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kona_expat posted 2 years ago.
You don't go from not having run >10K in 4 years to starting out with 14k, unless you want to be injured, as you have just discovered. Go to runnersworld.com and start with a beginnning runner's program or something. Maybe start with 3 runs per week of 2-3 miles, then gradually increase one.
Remember the rule: don't increase volume >10% per week.
Even if you are aerobically fit, the muscles/tendons/ligaments you used 4 years ago to run are out of shape, so they need to be gradually acclimated.
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tcrunner07 posted 2 years ago.
i reccomen Wigwam's Ironman socks...i love them so much
If you get a flat, and don't have a tube, Suck it up and run it in!!!
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Tikal Dog posted 2 years ago.
I have to agree with Kona.
That was the first thing that poped out when i read your post.
Follow Kona´s advice if you don´t whant to get injured.
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jdav0520 posted 2 years ago.
Guys, i think you may be jumping the gun on this one (kona, Tikal). Adding 4k to a run to make it a long run once a week isn't going to put the guy on the sidelines. If he's run up to 10k on a regular basis over the past 4 years, he won't be in trouble...
As for the tightness in the hamstrings, I get it every once in a while. For me it was simply due to knotted up muscles in my hamstrings that needed to be massaged out. Spend $20-30 for a half-hour session and see if you can't get those ironed out.
And lastly, get rid of the cotton socks. My coach's favorite phrase is, "Cotton is Rotten."
"The faster you run, the quicker you'll be done."
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Jstyle posted 2 years ago.
Definately check out some coolmax or varation of that socks that will help.
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Anton posted 2 years ago.
I prefer "cotton kills"
but yeah ,I 'm with the young lad from Buffalo...a jump of 4k is fine...IF he has been running regulrly at 10k. It's still under ten miles and if the pace is reasonable,no problem.
Alot of folks have mechanics that lead to tight hamstrings regardless of how much they work on flexibility. Just keep stretching and doing self massage.
Stupid_O...just make sure you vary the length of your runs and limit your longest run to once a week. Things should improve as your milage comes up...
Best of luck.
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
You can start with some warming up and some stretching.
If you are starting out I would follow Kona's recommendation.
You can also do a run/walk method.
http://www.jeffgalloway.com/
You can be getting mild cramping from the tropical enviroment.
Experiment with sports drinks to help you out.
And, Definitely get some sort of moisture wicking socks.
Best of luck! :D
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Stupid_O posted 2 years ago.
Cheers for all the advice. Have gotten some sweat wicking socks and will be trying them out soon.
And about the jump from no miles to 14K, perhaps I should have been clearer. I have been running regularly, but nothing more than 10K. I just started out triathlon training in November and have slowly increased running distance from max of 8K (in November) to 14K (now...once a week).
Hopefully all the advice will help. Thanks again guys.
Hi guys. Got a couple of questions:
1. Have started doing LSD runs beginning of this month. Have not run longer than 10 km in 4 years, so decided that a good start would be 6 loops around the estate, at 14 km. First run was OK, but the two subsequent runs I have developed tightness in the hamstring. I stop every 15 minutes to stretch them out but they're still tight at the end of the run. Any suggestions on why, and how to overcome them?
2. I live in a tropical country so I sweat profusely when doing long runs. Subsequently, my socks and shoes get wet and it's uncomfortable to run in them. Any idea on how to overcome this problem (short of changing socks midway through the run...) i.e. special socks or something.
Thanks for the help. Keep on tri-ing :)