So I have a 5k on Saturday, and I have muscle soreness in my gastroc and soleus that is causing slight pain in my shins. Should I get some ultrasound or e-stem? Or a combo? Or will that make me more sore before the race on saturday? What do you think?
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DMSO and use the "stick"...but push very hard with the stick!....WORKED FOR ME
oh...all most forgot..ice it while sleeping...worked for me
Press a golf ball into the affected areas and try to work it out. Ice a LOT. That's probably the best thing you can do this close to the race.
so, is the race a necessity? If not, don't race - go next week.
It's the only race around for the next couple of weeks and I want to see where I'm at fitness wise. So I know where I need to work. It's short and close to home. I'll have several weeks to rest and recover afterwards, that is why I want to run it. I have been doing self myofascial release with a foam roller and going easy and stretching a lot. The e-stem earlier loosened me up good. I think I should be alright, just gonna do an easy 3 tomorrow over the course to get a feel for it and continue to stretch and rest. Thanks for your inputs, I never thought to use the "stick" (a very wonderful tool).
run with it, its part of racing. Most likely if you went from a training shoe to a race flat. But just run with it! It will go away.