Running more than last year or ever even…
After “retiring” from running last june of 2009, i lost the fitness even if i cycled regularly..i did gain 1 thing — WEIGHT!! i finally said i need to start running again and see if my knees will give me issues or not, this was in early october/late september..started with 3 runs of 7mins each and slowly built to 15mins then when the tour of matabungkay came by mid-october i stopped running again. It was my way of not running but i was not enjoying my runs because my legs have gone weak or my form has gone bad because i literally forgot how to run so after the tour i started to run again and i was still having anterior tibialis issues(muscle outside your lower legs/shins) so seeked advice and it seems i was flexing my foot upwards causing the soreness, i have been running with a high cadence and when i started to run again, i was bouncing up and down more than going forward. i shortened my stride and just let my feet drop flat with each running stride and the soreness went away. so far i have 10 more runs since the 100/100 run challenge this year compared to last year`s challenege wherein i only ran 40mins at a time yet i ended up injured. The hrm is doing its job and it might be the missing link because it now acts as my guide and all my runs have been easy. the challenge ends in mid march or the week before the MOA Du.
