Lucho joins to answer your questions on tips for a first-time Oceanside 70.3’er (and first attempt at a Half Iron?), opinion on stretching as part of warming up, how to tell when it is time to replace running shoes, how to prepare for a 10k swim in terms of taper and nutrition, what caused severe hamstring cramping during a marathon, a good or bad idea to run an all out 5K 16 days before Boston, why doesn’t Tawnee do Leadwoman, what’s the best way to recover from a race and then peak for another race 2-3 weeks later, the best kind of training for Leadville marathon coming off injury, should you save/postpone a workout or make it easier (slower) if you are not feeling great, and more.
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Hi, Thanks for the insight. Moving the 10 mile run to Saturday. 🙂 Thanks again.
I’m not a stretcher before or after running. However, I’ve been dealing with plantar fasciitis. Should I be stretching for that injury before or after or ever? Thanks!
Ward- I believe massage is better. Often times plantar issues stem from very tight calves or ‘lumps’ in the gastroc. Using a massage tool frequently (like twice every day) to work out the tight spots is what I did and would recommend. And possibly taping your arch? That worked well for me as I had PF for a long time. I ran through it. It hurt like hell but I felt there was little risk in running with the discomfort.
Thanks for the advice Lucho.
FYI, the reason the San Francisco Marathon is early this year is due to the America’s Cup.