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Post by Hotman on Sept 27, 2015 7:20:37 GMT -5
Finally back out there for a small walk yesterday. (Click to enlarge) Damn where the fuck you at, Hobbiton? That shit looks awesome. And like there should be a hot nude braided blond chick up on the hill blowing a horn or whatever. Yodeling, possibly. lol Looks like a great place to puff on some hash oil if you had that kinda thing.
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Post by ricard78 on Sept 27, 2015 7:52:34 GMT -5
Finally back out there for a small walk yesterday. (Click to enlarge) Damn where the fuck you at, Hobbiton? That shit looks awesome. And like there should be a hot nude braided blond chick up on the hill blowing a horn or whatever. Yodeling, possibly. lol Looks like a great place to puff on some hash oil if you had that kinda thing. Northern Catalunya (Spain) Just on the border with France. Pretty sensational views yesterday from the top I could see maybe a hundred miles of mountain range. I will upload the rest when I can.
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Post by ricard78 on Oct 10, 2015 5:54:23 GMT -5
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Post by southside on Oct 12, 2015 9:28:35 GMT -5
Are you back at it?
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Post by ricard78 on Oct 12, 2015 10:04:59 GMT -5
No. This is the Pyreneese but it´s close to my house. Only just recovered enough to start walking again. I plan to complete it next summer.
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Post by southside on Oct 12, 2015 10:30:13 GMT -5
No. This is the Pyreneese but it´s close to my house. Only just recovered enough to start walking again. I plan to complete it next summer. I sometimes get this pain in the back of my leg below my calf. Feels like the muscle is gonna rip if I do too many days of hiking in a row. It's probably part of my calf muscle I'm sure. But its one of those small tissue injuries that make me worried about attempting a consecutive day journey like that. I guess that's what the training is for though. At least you have an idea of what you're looking at.
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Post by ricard78 on Oct 12, 2015 10:43:40 GMT -5
How low below your calf? Does it hurt or is it an uncomfortable feeling.
I have a plan of action for my Achilles to hopefully prevent anything in the future. The best advice I have had since the injury is to shorten my stride. I take too bigger strides when I am climbing and I walk too fast apparently. I have been told that on the flat I can go at my own speed but on the moderate incline I should treat it like a romantic walk along the river and on the tough parts to take baby steps. It actually feels better and I can walk much easier than in the past and I'm only adding on a few minutes to the hour. This advice might transfer to you too.
If you are currently doing 2/3 days hardcore, this will obviously make an injury more lightly, I would say keep anything to a 2 day walk and on the 3rd have total rest. After a while you will build up your stamina and length.
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Post by southside on Oct 12, 2015 13:07:45 GMT -5
My issue is more along the lines of the muscle right below the ball of the calf (which may actually be part of that muscle). It's more just tightness and discomfort than "pain" per say but everyone has a different opinion of what that is. It happened more earlier on when I was hitting the mountain hard, going up hard, and it's a pretty steep incline at times (does around 800FT in 1 mile). I was doing time trials, if you will, back then and trying to do the circuit of up and down as fast as I could. So some parts I'd run up, mostly the flat parts, and then I'd run the whole way down. These days it doesn't really bother me but I also don't hit it that hard.
In fact I just came back from there. Had to wear the dog out a little bit and also I haven't done it in a couple months and it's such a nice day here so it was a no brainer. I did 3.5 miles today in a little over an hour. No running, just walking and I did do a quick jog with my dog but that was to get away from the mouth breathers walking their stupid dogs that have no control over them or courtesy for other walkers.
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Post by ricard78 on Oct 12, 2015 14:45:18 GMT -5
My issue is more along the lines of the muscle right below the ball of the calf (which may actually be part of that muscle). It's more just tightness and discomfort than "pain" per say but everyone has a different opinion of what that is. It happened more earlier on when I was hitting the mountain hard, going up hard, and it's a pretty steep incline at times (does around 800FT in 1 mile). I was doing time trials, if you will, back then and trying to do the circuit of up and down as fast as I could. So some parts I'd run up, mostly the flat parts, and then I'd run the whole way down. These days it doesn't really bother me but I also don't hit it that hard. In fact I just came back from there. Had to wear the dog out a little bit and also I haven't done it in a couple months and it's such a nice day here so it was a no brainer. I did 3.5 miles today in a little over an hour. No running, just walking and I did do a quick jog with my dog but that was to get away from the mouth breathers walking their stupid dogs that have no control over them or courtesy for other walkers. I think that could be a strain at the top of your Achilles. If it was a while ago you should have nothing to worry about.
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Post by Peebag on Oct 12, 2015 14:48:40 GMT -5
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Post by southside on Oct 12, 2015 15:23:14 GMT -5
My issue is more along the lines of the muscle right below the ball of the calf (which may actually be part of that muscle). It's more just tightness and discomfort than "pain" per say but everyone has a different opinion of what that is. It happened more earlier on when I was hitting the mountain hard, going up hard, and it's a pretty steep incline at times (does around 800FT in 1 mile). I was doing time trials, if you will, back then and trying to do the circuit of up and down as fast as I could. So some parts I'd run up, mostly the flat parts, and then I'd run the whole way down. These days it doesn't really bother me but I also don't hit it that hard. In fact I just came back from there. Had to wear the dog out a little bit and also I haven't done it in a couple months and it's such a nice day here so it was a no brainer. I did 3.5 miles today in a little over an hour. No running, just walking and I did do a quick jog with my dog but that was to get away from the mouth breathers walking their stupid dogs that have no control over them or courtesy for other walkers. I think that could be a strain at the top of your Achilles. If it was a while ago you should have nothing to worry about. Yeah it's definitely one of those feelings where you go, ok if I don't stop this feels like it's gonna tear. Hopefully it's not really a nagging issue anymore. I didn't feel anything really too devastating today so that's good.
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Post by Gunnails on Oct 12, 2015 16:36:31 GMT -5
I never realized that walking was such a physically demanding endeavor. I guess I've dodged another bullet.
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Post by southside on Oct 12, 2015 17:49:01 GMT -5
I never realized that walking was such a physically demanding endeavor. I guess I've dodged another bullet. If you think "walking" a mountain or attempting to "walk" the GR 11 is a joke then you're going to receive my angst. I'll bring your capital G down a peg.... to a regular lowercase g. Don't tempt me.
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Post by Hotman on Oct 12, 2015 18:21:25 GMT -5
I never realized that walking was such a physically demanding endeavor. I guess I've dodged another bullet. Try walking up big ass hills away from banjos for hours on end in the broiling sun and report back.
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Post by Gunnails on Oct 12, 2015 19:13:49 GMT -5
I never realized that walking was such a physically demanding endeavor. I guess I've dodged another bullet. If you think "walking" a mountain or attempting to "walk" the GR 11 is a joke then you're going to receive my angst. I'll bring your capital G down a peg.... to a regular lowercase g. Don't tempt me. Well it's not like you're going to run me down, and I pay protection money to keep guy's like you away from my big G. I guess I have been blessed to have spent 30 years in the trades and still have good knees and back, Hunted and fished all over the Pacific Northwest, road my trail bike up and down the Tillamook Forrest, climbed Mt Hood, and never a whimper from my Achilles, Must be superior genetics, thanks Mom and Dad!
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