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    • CommentAuthorFree Membernassau
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2008
     
    nassau
    HI I have recently taken up running again though I am in good shape from various team sports I play weekly. My old shoes we NB and I bought them years ago because of all things, I liked the colours. I recently bought a new pair of shoes - different brand but ones that the staff at the store recommended for my feet. It was a running store so I felt I was in good hands. Plus they felt like air clouds on my feet. I hit the road three weeks ago and after my normal 7 km morning run I came home to only realise a half hour later my hamstring was seriusly strained. I rested it for two weeks, stretching and getting a sports massage and thought I would try them again. This time taking it real easy - slow pace and low distance - but now my calfs feel like they are both ripping apart! Walking with a noticable limp etc. Here are my questions - Will I get use to the shoes over time? Is this common when switching brands and styles? Has anyone else experienced this? Finally, why does ageing suck? Thanks for your help.
    • CommentAuthorFree MemberPhinny
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2008
     
    Phinny
    i only have an answer for the last one because its there :) as to the other questions i find that new shoes sometimes change ones stride which causes the muscles to have to change their structure to become properly adjusted this can take some time and a bit of pain but you already know that also often when i run slow my strike point for my foot falls moves to the ball of my foot which destroys my calfs i find that nb shoes tend to be over cushioned and thus promote bad striding habits moving to a less cushioned shoe should while it is painful in the short term provide you with less injuries down the line
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    runsrealfast
    As far as changing shoes hurting your hamstring the true answer is maybe or maybe not. As Phinny pointed out a new pair of shoes could change the way that you run. Its also possible that you just strained the hammy while running (speeding up to cross a street, or finishing off a run fast). Sometimes when you strain a muscle you don't feel it right away, so its hard to know what actually caused it. I would rest it and go off the assumption that its not the shoes, my guess is that is was something else. I am just basing it on personal experience.
    • CommentAuthorFree Membernassau
    • CommentTimeJun 29th 2008
     
    nassau
    Thanks for the help. Nursing them both still. The hamstring is still very sore, very high almost where the muscle would attach I think. I haven't run in a week now and will avoid it for one more week - sucks, soccer tomoroow night for top spot in league. Stretching helps a bit but it tightens so quickely esp. tied to the desk at work. I remebered that I yanked the same area of the hamstring on the skihill this winter so I think I may have not rehabbed it properly then! The hamstring is in an odd hight area and tough to stretch. When I find a way to get to it it is a bit painful but not seriously painful. Should I stretch to my comfort level? I want to stretch through it but think forcing it will do more damage!

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