The running thread.

[daktulos]

Originally Posted by garynortheast

Turned my ankle when I stepped on one of Mabel’s toys, a red rubber ball about half an hour before running. Painful for a few minutes after doing it and then fine, no twinges or stiffness, so I ran. About an hour and a half after my run while heading into Shrewsbury on the motorbike it started hurting. Now I can’t walk on it. Hope it clears up quickly!

Ouch. I've had a bad ankle on and off for about four years now. As Darren says, take it easy - I think a lot of my problem is adaptations you make when running through an injury becoming habit and worse long-term.

I got out today on the track (it was also the club's tea night!) It went a lot better than last week (and the weekend) so things are slowly improving. I'm very sore now, though.

[shiftin_gear98]

Gary I hope it's feeling a little better after a bit of rest. Don't push yourself getting back out there, you'll only make it worse. Get some Ibuprofen in you and rest it.

[garynortheast]

Thanks Martin. Amazingly considering how much pain it was giving me yesterday, I woke this morning to find it almost back to normal. It's now pretty much sorted itself although I get a slight twinge if I put my foot down too hard. I'll give it a few days before I run again though.
Not allowed to take Ibuprofen as it reacts with the small dose of Methatrexate I'm on for psoriatic arthritis. Sigh...

[shiftin_gear98]

Gary I'm glad it's eased off.

Latest pics off Nuclear. Moments before freezing in a lake.

2019-11-07_08-02-40 by martin cockerell, on Flickr

2019-11-07_08-03-48 by martin cockerell, on Flickr

[garynortheast]

Those pictures make me feel cold just looking at them!

I shall find out tomorrow just how mended my ankle is. I'm meeting with a few other canicrossers at Nesscliffe for about 5 miles of sandy trails and a couple of small hills. Should be good fun.

[garynortheast]

A cracking run out this lunchtime with a a couple of canicross friends and an assortment of hounds! Ankle held up without any problems although I did manage to turn it slightly on a wet tree root! Gave it a couple of minutes and rolled it around gently and it's been grand.
Perfect trail running weather too, with spectacular views from the tops.

I'll post a couple of pictures when I've got them off my phone a bit later.

**Edit** Some pictures from yesterday.What a difference in the weather from today!


Nesscliffe by garynortheast


Nesscliffe by garynortheast


Nesscliffe by garynortheast


Nesscliffe by garynortheast

[chris8886]

Are those pictures taken near Shawbury?

[garynortheast]

No Chris, it's Nesscliffe. It's just off the A5 Oswestry to Shrewsbury road, about halfway between the two.

[chris8886]

Hmmmm, there' a very similar looking wall on a walk I've done recently with my sister in near Shawbury.

[garynortheast]

There're quite a lot of these sandstone outcrops around Shropshire.