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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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Thanks for this, I've emailed Manni. Generally not getting the right vibes from the current physio so hopefully can see what he makes of it all - looks to be covered by Bupa and is closer to work so win win. Cheers!
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Hey, I have started working on my achilles issue with Manni and he is great, he's got me working hard on fixing the problem (lots of glute work and lots of calf strengthening initially), so thanks again for the recommendation!
He was asking who recommended him, beyond 'a bike forum' - who recommended him to you if I may ask? He said he wanted to thank them.
Thanks again
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!