laurenmay
Gold Member
I need a lot of help with this. I've recently started running, and am following the C210K programme. I've suffered a few injuries through running over the past few months, including pain in knee joints, shin splints and a severely sprained ankle and torn ligaments.
I've got correct fitting running shoes, after purchasing three or four pairs and finally settling on asics gel (can't remember the code).. I stretch before running and stretch after the run, I also warm up and cool down.
The only thing I could think may be the problem is my running form. I run with my head up facing in front of me and my arms at waist level. But my natural running form is to land at the heel of my foot and roll forward to the toe, but I find when I run this way it burns my legs, especially my calves like crazy and it's quite painful and I feel like my legs have turned to jelly and can't run any further..
I've been trying to run landing midfoot to forefoot, and this is a little more comfortable but then causes me to under pronate and this is how I've developed nasty shin splints.
Does anybody have any advice? It's really getting me down that I so badly want to run but am forever injuring myself
I've got correct fitting running shoes, after purchasing three or four pairs and finally settling on asics gel (can't remember the code).. I stretch before running and stretch after the run, I also warm up and cool down.
The only thing I could think may be the problem is my running form. I run with my head up facing in front of me and my arms at waist level. But my natural running form is to land at the heel of my foot and roll forward to the toe, but I find when I run this way it burns my legs, especially my calves like crazy and it's quite painful and I feel like my legs have turned to jelly and can't run any further..
I've been trying to run landing midfoot to forefoot, and this is a little more comfortable but then causes me to under pronate and this is how I've developed nasty shin splints.
Does anybody have any advice? It's really getting me down that I so badly want to run but am forever injuring myself