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    • CommentAuthorFree MemberElton31
    • CommentTimeSep 1st 2008
     
    Elton31

    Hi guys and girls

    Whenever I run, I ALWAYS have a tight right hamstring, usually within a few minutes of running. I don't know what's causing this, but I can say that I stretch both legs equally, for the same amount of time, without overstretching. No matter what the terrain; flat or hilly, it happens. No matter what running shoes I have tried, it happens. I do pronate slightly in both feet.

    It's not painful, but it does affect my stride and is just nagging and annoying.  I am maybe thinking my right leg is shorter than the  left.

    Any suggestions as to what could be causing this?

     

    Thanks in advance. :) 

     

     

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    gallegosrun

    Do you always run on the same side of the trail/path/road? I get this on my right side mostly, too, and most paved paths will slope downwards on the right side slightly, meaning your stride will unintentionally be very slightly longer on the right leg as it requires an extra cm or two to make contact with the ground. I wonder if this is the problem? Unfortunately I run on busy trails so can't run against traffic easily for very long to test this.

     I stretch my hamstrings maybe every 8 miles or so or as necessary during a run.

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