{"id":559,"date":"2017-04-11T00:24:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T00:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runningforrealestate.com\/?p=559"},"modified":"2017-04-11T00:24:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T00:24:40","slug":"5-worst-running-injuries-first-two-years-runner-can-prevent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningforrealestate.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/11\/5-worst-running-injuries-first-two-years-runner-can-prevent\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Worst Running Injuries I had in My First Two Years as a Runner and What You Can Do to Prevent Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romanians (Yes, I am Romanian American and quite proud of it)\u00a0have a great saying: “smart people learn from the mistakes of others, whereas not so smart people learn from their own mistakes.” I would love for you to learn from my mistakes and know that learning from your own mistakes is unavoidable. Besides,\u00a0\u00a0when things happen for the first time, it has\u00a0little to do with your intelligence level: it has to do more with life’s constant element of surprise, or what I like to call an ocean wave sweeping us off our feet when we are least expecting it.<\/p>\n

Balance<\/h1>\n

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One of the things I think I am pretty good at is balancing my busy parent, professional, intellectual, and athletic life.\u00a0 I feel that I can juggle things, because I use my calendar well and try to write down all appointments, all my to-do lists, and still have room left for fun activities. I also found out that as a runner, balance is key. I need to balance my workouts, the time on my feet, as well as make room for tennis and strength training. But what happens when you become a little too confident in your running abilities? Well, you tip the balance scales to the heavier training cycle of running, so you start doing two runs a day even after a race you did the same day, which I have done and felt great at the time. You know\u00a0that your form is good, so you won’t get injured, but overuse injuries can creep up upon us. Our bodies take the beating up to the point of quitting, so that’s when we start having problems.<\/p>\n

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Five worst running Injuries I have had in the last two years<\/h2>\n

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I always thought I had a stronger body than my body really is! And, yes! I am an optimist who likes to wear the rosy glasses often. Moreover,\u00a0just because I have played tennis for 22 years and never got injured is not enough to proclaim the Herculean strength of my body. As a matter of fact, once I started to run in 2015, I realized how many weak areas I had in my body, starting with the ankle<\/strong> which I injured in my first month of running due to poor form and improper shoes for my feet (I was wearing the low Altra shoes\u00a0that offer no support to our ankles), but bounced back in 4 days. Then the knees<\/strong> pointed out to me that I had developed IT band syndrome<\/strong>, when I felt pain on the side of my knees and runner’s knee<\/strong> when my knees hurt right below the knee cap.<\/p>\n

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My first\u00a0 half marathon Run the Sly in 2015, my first<\/strong> year running. I wore the copper fit knee sleeves to protect my knees from hurting, especially during longer runs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My first CIM marathon that I finished in 4:13, even though I pulled my groin muscle at mile 18 and had to slow down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Although I always ran with my knee sleeves on for about a year, as if they had magical powers, I had discovered that I could run without them with no pain when I forgot to put them on. That day I\u00a0ran freely without any “crutches,” so to speak and felt like Forrest Gump .<\/p>\n

Next injury took me almost six months to clear, as I had developed Planter Fasciitis<\/strong> after buying running flats that had\u00a0a lower heel drop than I was used to and due to my tight calf muscles. Every morning, the sharp pain in my heel felt like walking on needles or stepping on a nail, but once I started my run, I was pain free and kept on going.<\/p>\n

Towards the end of 2016, \u00a0I also developed a mild form of shin splints<\/strong>, with pain running up the inside of my lower legs.\u00a0\u00a0Shin Splints can happen to runners whose feet maintain ground contact too long, or if the foot lands too far in front of them. Higher mileage will also contribute to shin splints.<\/p>\n

My fifth injury came on totally unexpected on March 21st, 2017 after I did some intense speed workout on the track. I did 4 mile repeats and felt great until I got home and started to limp badly. My husband asked me if I twisted my ankle, or my foot.\u00a0I said “no.” My speed workout felt wonderful as always.\u00a0 I just didn’t know what happened, but I was sure I would be like brand new by the morning. And, yes: my rosy glasses were on. I had no clue that I had developed one of the worst injuries\u00a0that only affects 0.6 percent of runners from what I have read – see how special I am?<\/p>\n

I had developed peroneal tendonitis on my right foot<\/strong>, which is extreme pain on the outside area\u00a0of the foot right above the ankle. Unlike all the above-noted injuries that never stopped me from training and running races, this one left me limping and unable to run. Yes, I was smart to stop running, while\u00a0resting and icing, but it was mainly because my injury forced me to do that. I have not run in two weeks, doing aqua jogging, stretching exercises, and foam rolling.<\/p>\n

After two weeks of rest and doing aqua jogging, Pilates class, and core exercises, I have tried acupuncture http:\/\/www.acupunctureinsacramento.com<\/a> for the first time in my life to attack the tendon and be able to restart my Mountains to Beaches marathon training coming up on May 28th in Southern California. It worked so well and I highly recommend it, but check about your injuries with your doctor first.<\/p>\n

Do You Have Peroneal Tendonitis? Here is How to Fix it<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n