Need Help Training Ideas
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glbrum posted 2 years ago.
Go to either a sports med doc or a PT and get your feet looked at. Then start out slow. From my experience (ITBS, patellar tendonitis, shin splints, hamstring tear; all in the same knee at the same time) coming back too fast because you have "X" goal that you want to complete is a recipe for disaster. I'd recommend start out slowwww and work up to a good base and then see where you are in terms of Marathon ad IM. Rushing it now will only make you injured again 6 months from now.
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JamieM posted 2 years ago.
Definitely start slow. I've had to use patience in the past in dealing with shin splints and it's not fun, but somethings take time.
And try to find a doctor that deals with runners, or better yet is a runner. They tend to have a different perspective than non-runners.
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RV posted 2 years ago.
Assumming that you are okay to do some running (good advice regarding the Sports Med Dr and/or PT) and seeing that you are a local guy - you might want to checkout http://www.triwisconsin.org/ - they just released the winter workouts. There are people of all skill levels at the workouts and probably some that have similar experiences/injuries etc. Feel free to participate in workouts to see how you like it before considering joining.
RV
It takes a long time to get good. - Scott Molina
Slow is smooth; smooth is fast. - Rich Strauss
Looking for a little help to get my running in line with my biking.
Here is my background, I'm not your typical triathlete at 6'3" and 240 most people probably would never guessed that I have finished a Half Ironman
I ran the Spirit of Racine Half Ironman and finished in 7:07 that was my goal to finish. My bike split was 2:59:53 and my run split was 3:06:42 (that's right it was mainly walking). Swimming wasn't that great either 53:09 but it was only the 3rd time I had been in the water all year.
I am looking for some help/training ideas to help with my running. I've had problems with tendonitis in my foot, in fact I was told 2 years ago by a podiatrist that I have arthritis in my foot and I should run or bike anymore. I couldn't train for the better part of 6 months and there were some days when I could hardly walk. So I haven't run a lot, my fear is that when I start training hard on the running that I will have problems with my foot again.
My goal for 2007 is to run a marathon probably Chicago and then do Ironman Wisconsin in 2008.
Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated.