Run With Coach Parry

Welcome to the next edition of Ask Coach Parry, and the question today comes from Catherine. Catherine says her question relates to injuries and cross training in preparation for the Comrades Marathon. She’s been hampered by injuries. It started as a hamstring glute niggle and she went to a physio and it’s progressed to painful hamstring, glute and shins. She’s now had about three months of physio, she’s rested the legs for 3 weeks and then missed Comrades Marathon training runs as it would bother and then be fine and then bother. She’s had a chiro work on her, which seems to be the most effective, she’s had ultrasound and found an inflamed tibial posterior muscle and Piriformis. They ultrasounded the entire leg and found no sign of injury or scarring. She’s had her feet checked and is in orthotics for pronating and medial arch issue. This has also helped the leg slightly, though it is still niggling. She’s doing strengthening exercises as well. She’s also dusted off her bike and wants to start cycling to se