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Should I run the next race? Or stay out because of my calves?
What is the best method to get to full recovery here so I can race?
Last Saturday, I ran a 5k race, your typical high school race. After proper cool down for 30 minutes, later that night I biked 30 ...
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I still kinda have a cramp from when I ran [closed]
So in gym class we had to run for 12min and I did 2.3km during that time. At the end I had a really bad cramp, but when she said 1min left, I still sprinted during the hole time. At the end I had a ...
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What is a safe distance for a barefoot running on asphalt?
I mean not totally barefoot, I mean using VFF or something like Nike free run 3.0, in my long run I do a good 10-13k in barefoot, but after that my feets gets a lot of pain. I think my foots has been ...
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How do I keep my running form up with a broken toe?
I broke my fourth toe (minor fracture). Doctor's orders prevent me from running for about a month. Swimming hurts and is not really an option for a while.
My running base is about 40 kilometers per ...
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Proper running form - landing on balls of feet?
I've had trouble with shin splints, my IT band, and extremely sore ankles / knees before from long runs before.
In order to try preventing this, I've switched landing on my heel while running to ...
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Do the calves/achilles muscles become especially sensitive when barefoot running?
I've been running in vibrams for around a year, gradually increasing speed and distance (to about 12 km)(a longer description of how I moved into vibrams is in this question). A few days ago I felt a ...
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General regime to increase running stamina and avoid aggravating back injury
Some time ago I injured my lower back, I believe at the time the physiotherapist I saw referred to it as a "l4/l5 disc bulge" and also seems to have caused a bit of sciatica. The injury slowly ...
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