Hey, I run a lot, but in the mornings when I wake up I have the achilles tightness. I get up and the first thing I do is stretch out my calves and my hamstrings. Just bent over on the night stand, or leg up on a stool on the bathroom when I’m brushing my teeth. I’ll notice that crepitus in the achilles while going downstairs, but after I’ve kind of “warmed up” for the day, it’s all gone. As far as I can tell, the condition itself is basically the only harm done, and that it kinda is what it is.
The knees, I tend to be more careful of. Had some ITBS recently, and so would do some post run stretching focused on that area that was helpful.
I was probably about 20lbs heavier when I decided to get back into shape. I’m now “not overweight” (what a goal!), but still have issues with the achilles, and so I just kinda shrug, is what it is. I will say, when I started to get back into running I’d have the normal shin/knee pains, and getting fitted for shoes at a local running place, and ultimately going with their suggestion, which was a pair of shoes I never, ever would’ve bought before, was helpful with my stride and not feeling pain while running. I’ve since put probably close to 1000 miles on the shoes and need to get new ones, but that seems to constantly end up being a tomorrow thing.
Hey, I run a lot, but in the mornings when I wake up I have the achilles tightness. I get up and the first thing I do is stretch out my calves and my hamstrings. Just bent over on the night stand, or leg up on a stool on the bathroom when I’m brushing my teeth. I’ll notice that crepitus in the achilles while going downstairs, but after I’ve kind of “warmed up” for the day, it’s all gone. As far as I can tell, the condition itself is basically the only harm done, and that it kinda is what it is.
The knees, I tend to be more careful of. Had some ITBS recently, and so would do some post run stretching focused on that area that was helpful.
I was probably about 20lbs heavier when I decided to get back into shape. I’m now “not overweight” (what a goal!), but still have issues with the achilles, and so I just kinda shrug, is what it is. I will say, when I started to get back into running I’d have the normal shin/knee pains, and getting fitted for shoes at a local running place, and ultimately going with their suggestion, which was a pair of shoes I never, ever would’ve bought before, was helpful with my stride and not feeling pain while running. I’ve since put probably close to 1000 miles on the shoes and need to get new ones, but that seems to constantly end up being a tomorrow thing.