Comments on: Patience on the road to recovery http://canute1.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/patience-on-the-road-to-recovery/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:53:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: AndrewE http://canute1.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/patience-on-the-road-to-recovery/#comment-137 AndrewE Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:26:35 +0000 http://canute1.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-137 I always find that reading about other people's injuries reminds me to take it easier on my own runs! I always find that reading about other people’s injuries reminds me to take it easier on my own runs!

]]> By: canute1 http://canute1.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/patience-on-the-road-to-recovery/#comment-136 canute1 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:50:32 +0000 http://canute1.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-136 Andrew, Thanks for reminding me of diet. I do not usually plan my diet in a focused way, though I tend to avoid fats and refined sugar, and I eat a lot of unrefined carbohydrates including vegetables and fruit. Maybe I should include more protein, especially when recovering from an injury. I would appreciate any more specific advice. Ewan, I am sure you are right - I should stay well below marathon pace until I have built up to a reasonable mileage at a slower pace. The need to strengthen muscles and ligaments is probably an even stronger reason for an extensive base-building phase than the need to build aerobic capacity. My aerobic capacity at present is relatively satisfactory but it appears that my muscles and ligaments are not yet strong enough. I am thinking of adjusting my current plan to work on speed development in the next few months, and rinclude an even more extensive period of base-building. However, like you, I am inclined to include a little bit of moderately high intensity work within the base-building phase once I have put this injury behind me, because a moderate amount of higher intensity running is likely to help strengthen the muscles more efficiently - provided I can avoid overdoing it. Andrew, Thanks for reminding me of diet. I do not usually plan my diet in a focused way, though I tend to avoid fats and refined sugar, and I eat a lot of unrefined carbohydrates including vegetables and fruit. Maybe I should include more protein, especially when recovering from an injury. I would appreciate any more specific advice.
Ewan, I am sure you are right – I should stay well below marathon pace until I have built up to a reasonable mileage at a slower pace. The need to strengthen muscles and ligaments is probably an even stronger reason for an extensive base-building phase than the need to build aerobic capacity. My aerobic capacity at present is relatively satisfactory but it appears that my muscles and ligaments are not yet strong enough. I am thinking of adjusting my current plan to work on speed development in the next few months, and rinclude an even more extensive period of base-building. However, like you, I am inclined to include a little bit of moderately high intensity work within the base-building phase once I have put this injury behind me, because a moderate amount of higher intensity running is likely to help strengthen the muscles more efficiently – provided I can avoid overdoing it.

]]> By: Ewen http://canute1.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/patience-on-the-road-to-recovery/#comment-135 Ewen Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:13:36 +0000 http://canute1.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-135 It's on those inspiring days that it's most difficult to be patient. My thoughts are that even a short distance at "marathon pace" is probably too much on a comeback from injury run. Maybe when it's time, try very easy running for a short distance, and gradually increase the distance of easy running over a couple of weeks. I always remember an article about when Patti Catalano was coming back from injury - her coach would only allow her to run for 100m at first, then ever so slowly added distance of run/walks over weeks. By the way, with my soleus tear in 2006, I had two weeks off, ran for two days (bad idea) then needed another two weeks off. So, four weeks in all. It’s on those inspiring days that it’s most difficult to be patient.

My thoughts are that even a short distance at “marathon pace” is probably too much on a comeback from injury run. Maybe when it’s time, try very easy running for a short distance, and gradually increase the distance of easy running over a couple of weeks.

I always remember an article about when Patti Catalano was coming back from injury – her coach would only allow her to run for 100m at first, then ever so slowly added distance of run/walks over weeks.

By the way, with my soleus tear in 2006, I had two weeks off, ran for two days (bad idea) then needed another two weeks off. So, four weeks in all.

]]> By: Andrew(AJH) http://canute1.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/patience-on-the-road-to-recovery/#comment-134 Andrew(AJH) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:37:29 +0000 http://canute1.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-134 I was reading an article the other day (which I cannot now find, otherwise I'd post the link) which talked about the importance of diet to recovery from injury - are you looking after that aspect too? Hope it picks up soon. I was reading an article the other day (which I cannot now find, otherwise I’d post the link) which talked about the importance of diet to recovery from injury – are you looking after that aspect too? Hope it picks up soon.

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