alguien Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 My feet are also completely flat. And I have no problem running. I do occasionaly get those stabbing pains in my arches (or rather, the area that should be my arches). It most commonly happens either while stretching or fast walking. I just sit down and give my feet a few minutes to calm down, and then I'm good. I have run for up to 90 minutes with no pain. I don't want to sound like I know more than a doctor... but... yeah, it just doesn't sound right. Was this from a specialist? My first guess would be that he's just wearing the wrong shoes. I have to be very particular in my running sneakers. He probably just picked up a random pair that looked nice, instead of doing any real research to find which ones are right for him (maybe I'm wrong; it's just a guess). For example, Asics shoes give me arch pain from just standing in them. I've found that the Nike Lunarglide work the best for me - of course, that doesn't necessarily mean they'd be right for him too (but I'm sure you already know that). I'm not quite sure. The story, as I've heard it, was that when his family went to a science museum in Toronto and he as a kid planted his feet on this machine to measure arch, it measured zero. Up to that point, he'd always been complaining that his feet hurt and his parents had been telling him to sack up. After that they took him to a doctor who said that his complaints were legit. He does have hobbit feet, they look exactly like the prosthetics worn in LOTR and his walk and stance is very bow-legged. I've never seen someone who pronated more tbh. I'm not sure how legit it is, but when we were hiking down a very steep hill with friends in Costa Rica, he had stabbing pain by the time we reached bottom. The other thing though is that he's never been in sports, so I don't really know what his pain tolerance is. It could be that he's not used to pain and fatigue as some athletes and so takes it lighter. Conversely, it could be that he was never in sports because of his hobbit feet. For myself, I religiously stretch after a run. I just have to. If I don't, shin splints, knees injuries, stiff thighs pop up pretty rapidly. But I've found that as long as I stretch they're not a problem. That's odd. There must be more to it than just flat feet. My feet are ridiculously flat and I've never had a problem with running. I had a sergeant once and the soles of his feet were practically convex, like they arched the wrong way, and he had no problem with running. A lot of reports I've read say that flat feet alone don't correlate with injuries (unlike high arches). It could also be the way bow-legged way he stands. It looks as though he leaning on the inside of his ankles instead of planting on his feet. And his feet definitely point in odd directions. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 And here I thought we were going to do Boston together!!! I just ran 20 miles. 3 hours, 10 minutes. A little tired, but otherwise feeling great! You can train for a marathon like that, Emilie! Lots of crossfitters do it. (That is not the extent of my daily cardio workout, I assure you.) Also, I'm not going to attempt a marathon until I'm in a lower weight class, which is something I am working on as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 i came back from my week-long summer vacation/running camp yesterday.during those 7 days i've ran 90k and cycled another 30k. add some swimming, diving and sun-bathing and you've got what i think is a very satisfying week in the seaside ;)also, the terrain was hills mostly, which caused great stress on my lower calves, but once i got used to it, there were no further problems.i even had a 26k run (longest distance i ever ran, let alone in the hills) and had absolutely no aches or pains after it. also, in 4 weeks i'm running a half-marathon in ljubljana, slovenia.the goal is to run it in 1:40:00 or less. I run every day, but it's normally a 400m or 800m with the occasional 5k thrown in. I should probably work on it more, but I dislike running more than a 5k. (The after effects on my body, that is.)after-effects on your body get less and less in time, and eventually they disappear (almost) completely.it's like with every other sport, your body adapts to the stress you put it through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokisnow Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I bought shoes that are just for running. It sort of seems like such a frivolous/wasteful thing, spending money on mono-tasking shoes, but I'm hoping it's a good investment for my body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 after-effects on your body get less and less in time, and eventually they disappear (almost) completely.it's like with every other sport, your body adapts to the stress you put it through. I disagree. I believe continuous long distance running is bad for your health. But to each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I disagree. I believe continuous long distance running is bad for your health. But to each his own.well, any sport can be bad for your health if overdone and/or not done properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alguien Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I just ran 20 miles. 3 hours, 10 minutes. A little tired, but otherwise feeling great! Nice! I did my 20 this past weekend! 3:37. Felt great the entire time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlot Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I did my 20 miler this weekend too. 3:34:22. The last 3 miles were pretty rough but I'm feeling good today. I was pretty itimidated and went out pretty slow. I got into a nice groove about mile 9. I'm definitely feeling confident now and I'm looking forward to feeling stronger the next few weeks as I reduce miles ahead of the run. My goal is to finish anything under 4:30 would be a amazing. I'm planning to really train for the Flying Pig marathon in May and I've kinda got a fire to run Chicago next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 well, any sport can be bad for your health if overdone and/or not done properly Certainly. I believe long distance running is this by very definition. :P But like I said, to each his own. It's not a damaging activity like smoking or anything, please don't get me wrong, I just think it's injurious to overall fitness and specifically to strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Before people read that wrong, I think long distance runners are some of the healthiest people in the world and I respect their ability to persevere through pain. I just don't think it's the absolute ideal of fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alguien Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I think you do have to careful of injury with distance running. Its sustained impact over a few hours. I'm always astounded when I meet distance runners who "don't have time to stretch" after a run. Sorry, you have time to put in an hour run, but not 10 minutes of stretching? Urgh. You're just asking for shin splints or bad knees. After (hopefully) redeeming myself in this year's Chicago marathon, I'm seriously thinking about going into triathlons. Be nice to have a bit of variety in an endurance race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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