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[Taka]

Good luck in Belfast, Ged. Redemption is yours!

[Mr M0by]

Thanks Taka. Fitness wise, I'm definitely not as sharp as I was 7 or 8 weeks ago but I am in considerably better shape than I was 3 or 4 ago. My main concern is that I've not ran more than 14 or 15 miles since mid March but on the plus side I banked a ton of miles before that.

[charlesr]

Came 3rd in the Redbull Wings for Life race today! Managed to get 42km before cramping up trying to keep David Coulthard at bay. Another 240m would have made a marathon. Rachel Atherton was pacing me while I desperately tried to catch 2nd place - I almost got him but cramped up within about 20m of him A few seconds longer and I would have had it. Crazy course. Really undulating. Almost 400m of ascent.

[Taka]

Congrats, Charles! Did you get anything for 3rd? I saw Kate Carter got first, but was that first overall or first female?

Congrats also to Ged - 2:53 at Belfast!

[charlesr]

Nothing for 3rd Tom Payn won overall UK. 61km! UK course was nuts. 400m climb and descent in the first 42km. I finished 6km ahead of Kate.

[fishbowlhead]

Charlesr how have your legs not given up the ghost yet the amount of miles you cover?

[charlesr]

They have. Today, they are totally battered.

But to answer your question:
I run forefoot style with is very gentle, so protects my knees.
The more you run, the safer it gets - it's people running 10 miles a week that get injured.
I vary my shoes and terrain so different muscles are called on to give others a chance to rest.

[fishbowlhead]

Hear what your saying. I switched to a forefoot stance after your advice and it was noticeably easier on the knees.

Haven't been running properly in 2 years now. Plantar fasciitis, bad shin splints and my continued degradation of my knees have put a stop to it all, for now.


If there's one regret I've had in life it's deffinitely dislocating both kneecaps.

[gunrock]

How did you do that? Sounds nasty!

[fishbowlhead]

Plantar fasciitis, bad shin splints are from too much running on concrete as there's no large wooded areas where I am or fields big enough, well there is but its a 15 min drive.

Knee caps are from twisting them funny playing football, both the same way. Last few years I've really noticed them.

[gunrock]

Ooh! I'm starting to believe that competitive sport that most people play (i.e. Amateurs) is bad for you. Take away the positive benefits of fitness both functional and cardio-vascular, the long term damage to joints is terrible. I know so many peopke with screwed knees from sport, arms that pop out of their sockets and in one case permanent epilepsy caused by a hockey puck to the skull. It seems so commonplace.

[charlesr]

No point being a perfect corpse - you need to live along the way.

I can't run today - in far too much pain. Apart from that, I'm all fine

[ETC]

Plantar fasciitis.

I feel you on this one, mine just flared back up after 12 months or so, every time I change my shoes. Hurts like a bast too had to use a crapload of K Tape to just make it to work

[fishbowlhead]

I feel you on this one, mine just flared back up after 12 months or so, every time I change my shoes. Hurts like a bast too had to use a crapload of K Tape to just make it to work

I thought it was heel spurs for about 5 months until i had x rays, luckily it was wasn't and just plantar fasciitis. I say lucky like its a good thing getting either, but heel spurs would have been far worse long term.

@gunrock. I can honestly say dislocating my knees has been the absolute worst thing pain wise ive experienced. Ive had infections that have nearly killed me, broken my nose 5 times, all my fingers, dislocated both thumbs, big toes, nothing comes close, plus the long term effects are really showing now and im only 31. Just dont do it.

[gunrock]

Sorry to hear that, fishy. My father-in-law knackered both his knees playing hockey and has had knee replacements. Now, he is 85, but the five years prior to the op and the subsequent 7 years have really diminished his quality of life. Of course, the cardio vascular benefits of playing may be the reason he's still with us, so it's hard to call.

@charlesr: you have a point but living with terrible pain for the last 20 years of your life must not be fun and as fishbowlhead says, he has regrets.