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There are people out there who specialise in this type of thing. With the right programme and effort you can improve the functionality of your body and its biomechanics.
There’s a guy called Manni_o on Instagram who works at movement perfected who might be worth speaking to. I haven’t worked with him but he came recommended, I ended up going with someone from my gym who also specialised in this.
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@KarlMarx
Last winter I trained for my first HM with the aim of sub 1.30 finish, I managed this but in the lead-up to it and the race itself massively over-reached in terms of intensity. Since then (March) I've had niggling achy Achilles Tendonitis.
I stopped running and started riding again and have just got round to seeing a physio. She's assessed me and identified some fairly severe bio mechanical issues that are leading me to over-pronate on my injured side. She's got me some orthotic insoles to help eliminate unnecessary pronation. She also took one look at the shoes I was using (Pegasus 35) and said they were far too flimsy and I needed a shoe with some stability through the midfoot.
Whilst I can completely understand where she's coming from, what are people's take on this diagnosis? For me, wedging out my shoes with insoles and using a more stable shoe seems to be a fairly easy/simple 'fix' once I've done the work to heal the tendon. But I could also see an argument to suggest that actually correcting/curing the mechanics causing the pronation would be a more worthwhile solution and an actual 'fix' (though a far more difficult task).
Ultimately I'd like to start running again and continue to do so injury-free, and for the moment am happy to follow the expert. But curious to see if anyone has had similar experiences.
Also - Gel Kayano are far uglier than Nike!