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Ankle Kicking .... OUCH !!! (Read 808 times)

    Am I the only one who kicks my inside ankles a few times during a run? I've only been seriously running for about four months now but I can't seem to shake those painful blows. I know it can't be the size of my foot, I only wear a size 8 but holy crap I get black and blue down there. Anybody else??? Any suggestions other than going bare feet? yyz Dead
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      yup, it happens whe you're tired, legs get lazy and sloppy. Otherwise, you need to make a consious effort to watch your form. I have kicked mine own ankles from time to time but only at the end of a long run, or a hard hill workout. Never black and blue though. Black eye


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        By the way, hello fellow Torontonian!
          OMGosh! I thought I was the only one! I had this problem early this year...in fact, I did a hm in Feb and I had a small bloody sore on the inside of each ankle. Undecided It took a few weeks to recover and fix my problem. I think it was just sloppy form Confused I haven't had this problem since.

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          mikeymike


            Yup the inside of my left ankle is scarred up from this (for some reason my right foot turns in more than the left.) It was a lot worse in high school track when I did workouts in spikes! Definitely need to concentrate on form more when I'm tired--especially at the end of a long run or workout.

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            JakeKnight


              I was assuming this was a Canadian problem. Like your strangely shaped bacon. Or your inability to pronounce the letter "o." But I may have to think aboooot this theory a little more. Eh? Wink

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                By the way, hello fellow Torontonian!
                Hello back. What part of TO are you in? I think that guy who looks like an ape is trying to say "a boat". He hasn't tried our strange shapped bacon between two pieces of buttered toast, a slice of cheese, a little mayo and pepper. He wouldn't think out bacon is so funny and oddly shaped after that little north of the border treat. It's always fun poking a little fun at our neighbours on each side of the 49th. Nice to see I am not the only one bashing my ankles senseless. I guess I'll have to make an effort to watch my form a little more closely. Either that or take off the snow shoes while I am running. yyz
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                Wingz


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                  Either that or take off the snow shoes while I am running.
                  Tee hee hee hee hee!!! Big grin

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                    mmmm bacon...in any shape or form!

                    BTW - I am in Beaches area. How about you? I ran tonight - SNOW FLURRIES! - grrrr 3 days to the half marathon - it better warm up Smile Dave
                      mmmm bacon...in any shape or form!

                      BTW - I am in Beaches area. How about you? I ran tonight - SNOW FLURRIES! - grrrr 3 days to the half marathon - it better warm up Smile Dave
                      I'm Port Union and Lawrence. They just opened up the waterfront trail a couple of weeks ago. You can now run a 2K stretch from Port Union going west along the waterfront and then north for almost a K on the Highland Creek Trail. I've been told they want to hook it up with the Beaches some day in the future. That would be a sweet route. I haven't run the new trail yet as I do most of my running at night when the kids are in bed. I don't think I'm brave enough to run it at night. Good luck in the half. I hope to get my first half in next fall. Randy
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