I am starting to run in flats. I have had problems with both of my achilles. I have been told that this might help. After the first run today they are very sore and I was wondering what experiance any of you had with this and how long it took to feel the positive effects of running in flats?
Just keep running and it will get better. If it doesn't, it won't hurt me a bit.
I do it, just start slow. If you are doing a workout, only wear the flats for the last few reps. Once you ease into wearing them, start wearing them for half the workout, then the whole. Just make sure your not running tired in them, then you'll be pounding the s*** out of your feet and will probably get injured.
BLAHHH wrote:
I am starting to run in flats. I have had problems with both of my achilles. I have been told that this might help. After the first run today they are very sore and I was wondering what experiance any of you had with this and how long it took to feel the positive effects of running in flats?
Do not run in them again until the pain subsides to what it was the day before you ran in them. The transition should be gradual...
I try to stretch the upper calf muscle a couple times a day. When doing this concentrate on NOT stretching the heel area, only the upper calf. As time goes by you can work on lower areas of the lower leg muscles. My theory is that the achilles starts hurting because the lower leg muscles got too tight....
Listen to these people. Flats will not alleviate the symptoms of an achilles injury, they will make it worse. You have to ease into them from a fairly healthy starting point. If you do, then you will be a more resiliant runner.
You can't rush into training in flats. you have to slowly progress, or else there is a very good chance that you will get hurt. If you do it right, then the benefits will be plentiful.
If you want to train in minimal footwear I suggest you learn to run with maximum efficiency. Check out www.posetech.com there you can learn how to transition most safely into minimal footwear. Good luck!
it took me a few years to make the transition, starting w/ l/weight trainers and reg shoes and orthotics back and forth.
eventually i phased out the regular trainers and orthotics and used lightweight triners and racing flats, now i run exclusively in racing flats and xc spikes.
the whole process like i said, took a few years.
what caused your achiles problems?
Jhuffman wrote:
If you want to train in minimal footwear I suggest you learn to run with maximum efficiency. Check out ] there you can learn how to transition most safely into minimal footwear. Good luck!
will you please quit pushing this crap here?
black eye wrote:
Jhuffman wrote:If you want to train in minimal footwear I suggest you learn to run with maximum efficiency. Check out ] there you can learn how to transition most safely into minimal footwear. Good luck!
will you please quit pushing this crap here?
i second that.
i didnt need romanov to teach me common sence.