I am confused why I cant run more than 7 days in a row and no more than 5 miles at a time without getting bad knee pain or other problem areas that stop me from running like hips, feet, and knees. it has been going on for 5 years and i cant run more than 40 miles per week ever. I even try to run on the grass when i can instead of pavement.
tips? am i not stretching enough or icing? what is the secret to run more? i WANT to but i cant. I get injured even if i try to run fast
I'm starting to think some things may be due to nutrition. I was planning on buying a book on sports nutrition in January so can't comment much now. There's at least a couple things I can think you can try. One is more stretching your hamstrings (behind the legs) and the other is you can try laying down on the floor and raising one foot (at a time) the height of a can of soup. If you do that movement up and down for 30 seconds (each leg) it may help your quads. Your regular pace may be a bit fast, iron levels too low etc.
Does low iron cause injury? How would I fix that? Supplement? How soon will it kick in? I have been tired all the time lately and I don't know if that is because I am training 2-3 hours per day (XT with running) or lack of sleep. I get only 7 hours a night
I take the red Stresstabs. But I also make a soup with things like beans and chick peas. (I tried red kidney beans but I'm now leaning towards black beans because it also has magnesium.) Fatigue can cause injuries.
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I am training 2-3 hours per day (XT with running) or lack of sleep.
We need more information. What's a real, typical, week?
If you are getting injured, it may not be the sport for your body.
running over 40mpw is a luxury anyways. I consider myself a runner and only can get in 35mpw on a good week. Of course, limits me to 37 on a 10k, but that is better than nothing.
Form? Overstriding?
Stretching, icing, and surface should not play much of a factor.
Are your calves always tight? Are you limber enough with a strong core and hips? If you're tight, your body overcompensates in another area and that can cause injury. How relaxed do you feel when running?
What kind of cross training are you doing?
Go buy Pete Magill's book, "Building your running body"
Build up to spending a good 30 minutes a day doing exercises that work all your stabilizing muscles.
My guess is that you are in such good aerobic shape that each time you try to run you just blast all your supporting muscles and tendons.
You need to start slowly. Have you tried walking?
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