Sep0920107:52 a.m.
One for the ladies (or men with a weekend fetish)
High heels.......
All summer I have been in my flip flops. Six weeks off and apart from a couple of nights out I did not wear heels. Back to work and I am known by the kids and pupils alike for my heels and pencil skirts. I always get a bit of an adjustment pain in the front of my leg when I then wear flats again. I am presuming it is because of the different way that muscle is used when walking.
Where am I going with this.... well, I am wondering if I need to give up my heels for now so I am not putting that extra strain on my muscles by running in flats each morning but then spending the best part of six hours a day in a different posture with my heels. What do you think? Is there a science behind this?
Nice run this morning so will do one more tomorrow and then increase my time on the ground for next week. I'd like to be completing four miles each morning by October. I'm not concentrating on milieage but this is one I used to do a few years ago when I did my training for the GSR.
I admire you guys for your minutes per mile when I read your blogs. I have no idea what i should be working around. Ten minute miles?
Have a nice day!
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Keith_L 'Heels? Noidea to be honest although do believe that there is some debate about heels putting strain on your achillesleading to strains. In terms of minutes per mile - forget it. At moment and prob up to Christmas forget about the speed you are running and just focus on time on your feet and running comfortably. You will settle into your pace in time and doesn't matter if this is 8/9/10/11/12 minute miles.' added 9th Sep 2010
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beckylou77 'Thank you Keith! It has become my mantra now..... "time on my feet". It has a good rhythym to it when I'm finding one of the long hills a pain at the end!' added 10th Sep 2010
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Hat 'Yep, I agree with Keith, forget minutes per mile for now, the most important thing is getting out there and clocking up time on your feet and enjoying your runs.x' added 10th Sep 2010
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Dungey 'Never worn high heels so cant comment. Miles per min, run at whatever you are comfortable. For marathon training, its building up the distances in a manageable quota. Speed can come later. Famous quote for marathon running "start slow, and get slower"' added 10th Sep 2010
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