Will training in flats make achilles tendinitis worse?

sounds like you need to stay w/ the riders since they worked for you before. you might switch the SURFACE you run on instead. running on streets most of the time? switch to trails (grass/dirt/woodchips). it helped me.

I had chronic shin splints/stress reaction in the Riders with orthotics. I think the surface may have had to do with it. I was running mostly on trails at first, but as my mileage increased I ran out of trails and was running on the roads a lot.

How quick did you transition? When I first switched I had problems but only because of the intensity I started with.

I cooled it down some and my issues went away you have to do the switch very slowly. Remember your working muscles in flats most people have protected there entire life with clunkers on there feet.

Slow transition is the key its the best thing Ive ever did.

No, I dont think flats work for everyone but im sure they work for a lot more people than there given credit for because sometimes thinking outside the box is a lost art.

Ive had multiple stress fractures over the years im finally pain free and running the best I ever have since I switched to logging all my miles in the Forever's and recently the kilkenny.

Slow and steady is the key though (I know that sucks)

Joe

A flat will have a lower heel and will put more stress on your achilles. I would switch back to the wave rider and transition more gradually. Also if you were having shin splints or whatever this is likely caused by an increase to your regular load either volume or training surface. Back off slightly for a couple of weeks and the shins should calm down.

txrunnergirl,

I feel very sorry for everyone in your situation. If you are interested in my opinion, send me an email at

huffman16@hotmail.com

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Jeremy Huffman

I had chronic achilles tendonitis for 20 years. I switched to minimalist shoes and it went away. I currently train in Nike Zoom Mariahs which are no longer manufactured. When I've worn all my Mariahs out, I may try training in Mayflys although it may prove a little expensive. Less shoe is better. I'm not familiar with the shoes you mention but I think I know what you are saying. The Mariahs have forefoot (midfoot) cushioning (that's what you need to help the shin splints) and no heel cup (that's what you need to help the tendonitis.) Find a shoe like that-it will probably be a racing shoe.

txrunnergirl,

I feel very sorry for everyone in your situation. If you are interested in my opinion, send me an email at

huffman16@hotmail.com

.

Jeremy Huffman

The tilt of the road can also affect the achilles. Think back to remember where you ran to see if that could have been a factor. I ran a 10 miler a while back and about 6 miles in I noticed a twinge of pain in the right achilles, so I moved to the middle of the road. Typically, if you run facing traffic, it would be the right achilles that would suffer more. Good luck.

can i see pics?

Yes it has been my experience. I like the NIKE Vomero shoes now.

Jhuffman wrote:

txrunnergirl,

I feel very sorry for everyone in your situation. If you are interested in my opinion, send me an email at

huffman16@hotmail.com

.

Jeremy Huffman

His opinion is that you should switch to POSE

I just kept a couple of shoes in rotation ranging from a light flat to a light trainer. Every time one of my 3-4 shoes wore out, I tried to replace it with something just slightly lighter and with a slightly lower heel. I've gotten to the point where Hyperspeeds are my "heavy trainer."

The Rider has a lower heel than some (Asics) so it's not a bad transition shoe. I'd put a 250 miles on the Riders, then start rotating in a pair of Precisions. After the riders kick it, get a fresh pair of Precisions. When the first pair dies, get the Idaten or Revolver, etc.

I go back and forth between riders and precisions -- they are very similar in terms of feel. The precisions are light and great for workouts.

Also look for changing from concrete to asphalt, and avoiding anything with a long curved surface. I often feel worse running on a curved part of a street than on the flat part. As mentioned trail running helps even if the surface is somewhat uneven, but not too rough or sloped.

? wrote:

sounds like you need to stay w/ the riders since they worked for you before. you might switch the SURFACE you run on instead. running on streets most of the time? switch to trails (grass/dirt/woodchips). it helped me.

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

I got achilles tendinitis a few weeks ago for the first time ever. I was also training in the Mizuno Idaten instead of my usual Mizuno Wave Riders. I switched because of my shin issues. It helped my shin, but then I got achilles tendinitis. I don't know if it was caused by the shoes or because I tansitioned too soon or what. Now that I am about to get some new shoes, I don't know what to do. My achilles has mostly healed. Would the Precisions be okay or would those not be considered minimal enough? It is frustrating when too much of a shoe can cause injuries and too little of a shoe can cause injuries.

i think you are putting to much blame on your shoes. there are other reasons for injuries, and shoes are usually not the first reason.

You, the430miler, MilerXC (or XCmiler, w/e it was), and Rob A from dyestat are all the biggest goddamn idiots the running community has to offer. I cringe every time I see one of you making a new thread or post. All of you can just quit at life.

nah, the430miler can stay because some of his trolling posts actually entertain me, but the rest of you can still leave.

Life already gave up on me. Anyway, I ended up getting the Brooks Axiom of all shoes.

if POSE is the correct way to run, why does it require about 50 strenghtening exercises and 50 drills in order to POSE without injury? Wheras running injury free has only one rule to follow. dont let your fitness exceed your strength.

if you had AT 2 weeks ago and think it has heeled enough to start running in flats, you are in for a nasty surprise.

if you had enough of a problem to worry about and make a bunch of posts, it is probably something that needs more like 6 weeks of no running (time to hit the pool for some boring pool running). then ease back in to running over at least 4 weeks.

or you can go buy some shiny new flats and moan about how they caused you to have even worse AT. then a few years from now you'll be able to jump on all the AT posts, saying "I've had chronic AT for 2 years....". if you really push it you can go teh whole way and end up requiring surgery. that''ll give you even more opportunity to jump in.