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AM - 10 miles up to work. 

I think I'm making some progress with my achilles. I had to temporarily ditch the brace/strap I wore last weekend because it was bruising my lateral mallelous. Wearing more shoe during the work day (ie. more heel lift) and less shoe while I'm running seems to help. Lots of massage, ice, and eccentric exercises. Keeping the calf muscles very loose is key - but I've also found that stretching them actually makes the injury worse... better to use massage and a heating pack to achieve the same goal.

PM - 5.5 miles, met Andrea and finished at SHP.

Now I gotta start my Achilles PT for the night. Andrea made me an extensive spreadsheet of all this stuff I need to do... so she can keep track when she's in Brazil for the next couple weeks... its exhausting!

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From DaleG on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 09:37:55 from 98.202.43.67

I agree on injuries and stretching. Once I had a slight pain on my left heel. I started stretching it on the stairs and I felt a slight tear. That was many years ago.

From Jake K on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 09:41:40 from 155.100.226.191

Its very much injury specific... in the case of the achilles , some stretches are like tugging at a frayed rope - its just going to pull the fibers apart and make it worse. For other injuries, especially once you get past the first couple days, stretching can be very beneficial. Like all things in life - "it depends"!

From Rachelle on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 09:56:05 from 159.212.71.200

Glad you are making progress and being proactive. I know your not the biggest fan of sports massage but it may be something to consider. Josse uses this fancy tool (graston?) on my IT band and legs and I have felt so much better since I started getting this done. Believe me I was completely against/scared of it for the longest time but I really think it has been beneficial.

From Jake K on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:00:33 from 155.100.226.191

I've come around on the massage... Andrea is quite good at it, and I think she'll agree that I can handle a lot more than I used to be able to. iPad is the key - I just zone out on that and let Andrea fix me every night. Now when she goes to Brazil, I'll need to figure out a plan B.

From Neasts on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 18:32:50 from 71.213.42.178

I agree that Graston or ASTYM can be beneficial. I just use a good, dull butter knife or a large spoon and lotion, and I swear by it. There are those who dislike it, though. You can probably YouTube ASTYM and Achilles to find proper technique. Be careful with that Achilles, speaking as the wife of a former rupturee.

From allie on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 19:56:45 from 97.117.83.221

i feel the need to tell the story of when james used a wrench to "massage out" my tibial stress fracture. that was the best day (to be fair, it was my idea).

glad there is progress. follow that spreadsheet!

From Lily on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 19:59:56 from 67.199.178.95

So smart not to stretch. Last April when my calf started hurting, I'm pretty sure I stretched it into a bigger injury. Never again. Sounds like your on the right track. When did the achilles start acting up?

From Lily on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 20:01:33 from 67.199.178.95

Kelli S. had graston done on hers and it worked pretty quick for her.

From Matt Poulsen on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 20:41:16 from 98.202.242.213

Sounds like some good progress, Jake. Great news!

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