So I am
starting my 4th week of my first marathon training. As you might have read, I had developed
Achilles tendonitis on the back of my foot right above my heel. I went to the Podiatrist and he gave me an
icing/stretching regiment and heavy duty anti-inflammatory medication, which
wasn’t helping at all. He said to take
the medications for 4-6 weeks. I
hate taking anti-inflammatory mediation at all because from what I have read,
they stop the body’s natural healing properties. I started thinking that it was just a matter
of time before I was going to have to abandon the pursuit of completing the
California International Marathon this year if my Achilles tendonitis kept
getting worse.
A reader of
my blog, Stewart G, left me a comment letting me know about a website that
provided advice for his Achilles issues.
I checked out the website and it talked about the benefit of eccentric
heel drops. I tried it and within 2 days
I really felt the difference. It has now
been one week of doing the eccentric heel drops and I can run with no
pain.
I was able
to have two great runs this past weekend.
My 5 mile run at race pace was easy and I ran it about 20 seconds faster
per mile than I needed to. My 6 mile run
the following day was easy as well. I
can’t thank Stewart enough. I have a
renewed sense of confidence in my running and can’t wait for my training to
progress.
I strongly
recommend eccentric heel drops for all runners.
It can be useful in making you stronger and more injury free. Check out the great article from John Davis at RunnersConnect.
Here is what
my 4th week of training consists of.
Monday: Cycle
17 miles
Tuesday: 3
mile run
Wednesday: 6
mile run
Thursday: Cycle
15 miles
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 6 miles
run (at race pace)
Sunday: 11
mile run
I am really
excited that my training is back on track.
Please take a chance to check out the awesome article and let me know
what you think.
Wow, I'm thrilled that site helped you. It eliminated my achilles pain I'm days as well. Interesting that the whole icing and stretching AND drugs were prescribed!
ReplyDeleteHi Brian, we are SO happy this article was able to help you, and we truly believe in what we share. We want to give you the best advice we can give, to get you back quicker. You know us by now, and hopefully you know if there is anything you need, to let us know, and we will be happy to give you the answer (or start looking for it!) Best of luck with your training :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Runners Connect. I would love it if you would write a guest blog post for my readers. Please shoot me an email at sigep185@yahoo.com and let me know if you are interested. Thank you, Brian
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