This was me. Tons of issues as soon as I got into running, leading to a multi-year hiatus before I would end up repeating the process.
I decided to break the habit. I did yoga daily for the last year 20-30 min to stretch and strengthen muscles that were weak, using primarily Yoga with Adrienne or Sara Beth Yoga on YouTube. Then I started running slowly - as in following the MAF180 protocol and going real slow while keeping my heart rate in the aerobic zone.
Result? I am now doing 40-50km per week with no pain, and I’ve done three half marathons and working to a marathon in the spring.
I am convinced most people have issues because they have muscle imbalances (yoga helps) and they go out at too fast of a pace.
I decided to break the habit. I did yoga daily for the last year 20-30 min to stretch and strengthen muscles that were weak, using primarily Yoga with Adrienne or Sara Beth Yoga on YouTube. Then I started running slowly - as in following the MAF180 protocol and going real slow while keeping my heart rate in the aerobic zone.
Result? I am now doing 40-50km per week with no pain, and I’ve done three half marathons and working to a marathon in the spring.
I am convinced most people have issues because they have muscle imbalances (yoga helps) and they go out at too fast of a pace.