Downhill Running Technique and Tips
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- Downhill running, is there anything better in the running world? Okay, uphill is my favorite, but when you get rolling with that gravity, sometimes you feel like flying like a bird on those mountain descents. Downhill running is an art form, full of quick feet, tap dancing, and clear eyes dead ahead....oh and a bunch of focus too. Onward and downward ladies and gents.
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I had a pretty bad fall about 3 weeks out from a big race. Was running downhill at night a bit too quickly after one of my mates said something like "you're faster than me, you go first." Some rather large rocks appeared, I royally sprained an ankle, and had to take 8 weeks off. The lesson I took from this: just chill out, it can take a long time for your body to learn how to deal with all the angles. It also put me in touch with some people who changed my life, I'm now in the best shape of my life, so in some ways I'm grateful it happened.
I’ll probably never do a mountain run, but I must say...I LOVE the goats! 🐐🐐🐐
My fall was when I was running downhill and said good morning to the uphill hikers ... sure enough .focus in the terrain always!’ that was my short coming .. it changed from flat surface to layers of rocks
Lucky I came with minor scratches !!!:)
QD: I was actually running up an incline on the Navy transport ship USS Boxer. My crew and I were doing sprints up the flight deck access ramp when my toe slipped into an aircraft tie down point which resulted in my ankle twisting and dislocating from socket momentarily. This was the beginning of years of ankle issues and eventually a surgery that actually led to me contracting Health care-associated MRSA infection and 3 more surgeries to clear the infection. Upside, I'm still alive. Downside, the fixes of the surgery were actually negated by the infection and I still struggle with running stability and all sorts of physiological related foot/leg issues. I won't let the injury prevent me from seeking my dreams and desires to explore the many wonderful things I'm intrigued by in this one life.
Pikes peak marathon 2017 during descent on probably the easiest part of Barr Trail I fell. My left knee took the blow. Got up finished the race. The great aid people / doctor sewed me up with 7 stitches. The remaining scar I refer to as my Pike Peak tattoo 😆
Marlin Weekley Good on yah Marlin picking yourself up for that finish!
My main tip for descending would be to keep your stride short. It’s linked to what you say about being light on your feet - longer strides mean heavier landings.
The recent Golden Trail Series video of the Dolomyths race has some good footage of runners descending pretty fast.
I ran my first trail race recently, and managed to fall twice. The first was on a downhill, and I picked up some cuts and scrapes, but nothing serious thankfully. The second was uphill, and harmless, but apparently spectacular! I still did OK, so fairly pleased 😀
Hey, I'm multi-talented! I've fallen uphill also! Never any serious damage though!
"Commit or quit to good footwork"
That's a great line for describing the mental focus of downhill running! Thanks for that!
Great topic to cover - thanks whoever suggested it!
Always interesting that technique is so important. Downhill certainly doesn’t equal easy!
After seeing that view....how could you not want to run a mountain!! What a view!! I gotta do a mountain sometime soon!! Great video!! Not to mention....🐐🐐🐐🐐!! How fun!!
really struggled on my last mountain ultra and don't want to struggle anymore, so new year and new approach. I typed descending hills and get SJD video. As a long time subscriber i have not watched too many of your recent videos since your return so it was great to see the video how they used to be and why i subscribed, super informative and engaging with something i can use in my training. Thank you
Great footage (yes, that's both serious & a pun!)
Textbook *technical* trail
I’m currently binge watching your vids in between rehab sessions from a fall ... on flat ground 🤦🏼♀️ those dang tree roots!!! I’m so clumsy, my husky (aka my running buddy) now knows to just come lay by me when I’m rolling around on the ground holding an injured limb 🦵... ps love reading everyone else’s stories - makes me feel more normal 👍🏻🤗🙌🏻 Seth, you are the most inspirational person on TH-cam! 🙏🏻
Perfect timing for me on this one. I've got a 25k with ~2600ft of climbing, and ~2600ft of descent tomorrow.
Another great video!
First class video - thanks!
Leave it to Demoor to actually explain downhill running in a way that makes sense👏👏👏
unfortunately I have become an expert at planting my face into the ground. Im constantly trips on those damn Baby Heads. I know my age does not help (68) but once Im tired my leg lift is sloppy. First(hopefully) 50k next year....two goals...finish it and 2nd...to stay upright...for once. Love the videos. Saw you at Western but did not want to bother you....Ill say Hi next year if I see you
I just went back to the video because like you I eat shit a lot and I fell again today real bad
Great vlog today as always, Seth! Awesome reminder to us runners that we can benefit from strengthening our legs... particularly our quads on the downhill portion
QD: I tripped in a boulder field during my first ever ultra (Lairig Ghru ultra in Scotland) and as I went tumbling both legs cramped. My goodness it was painful lying there on the rocks with both legs cramping. Tip of the day: when running across a mountain boulder field in blistering. Heat at the tail end of an ultra, remember to take salt tabs!
Great insight here Seth!!
I was going for a Strava CR, it was an out and back or up and down segment. Went up just fine, was bombing down the descent. Got past the real technical drop offs and the steep parts. Last mile is pretty flat but still very rocky (Arizona terrain). I'm gunning for it and I took my eyes off of in front of me because there was a hiker ahead and I was just about to tell him that I'm coming on the left. Before I could shout it out my toe stumbled on a sharp rock, tumbled to the ground, dropped my water bottle. Rolled into the fall, scooped my water bottle up. Told him as I ran by that if you don't fall then you ain't going hard enough. We both chuckled and I kept pace and got the CR 👑
The best advice I have is to keep your body mass in the center at all times, don't lean back or lean forward too much at any given time. Downhill is all about quick and light feet! Also don't lose focus because it can get ugly real quick out there just like what happened to me. I've been running for just over a year and that fall (two weeks ago) was my first trip/ fall. Have fun and enjoy!
I love downhill running. My wife and I do a lot of practicing for downhill races on Highgrade Road from Evergreen to Littleton (Wadsworth) near Chatfield Reservior and Waterton Canyon.
I enjoy hitting up the front range mountains (e.g. Mt Falcon) but when I can't drive that far, I'll head to Bluffs Regional Park.
Great to see the NWArkansas folks on the mountain! Great work guys.
Love your vids seth
Couple of days ago I rain the green & blue trail tracks in cairns Australia with 2400ft ascent & descending for first time and legs were toast for two days after. The slippery wet gravely leafy roots etc were a excellent challenge 🤟🏼
Useful tips and advice as always! I tend to get over excited and run until I’m close to taking off
New to your site... Great Edition. Congrats
Welcome Arturo!!
A few weeks ago I was doing the Manitou Incline. On the way back down Barr Trail, I looked up for just a second and my foot caught on a super small rock and threw me about 15ft and busted my knees. I still have a knot on my right knee today!
Running down Lookout Mountain I took a good digger trying to earn a PR (it was on the descent). I just remember thinking it was going to hurt when I landed, and damn it's taking forever to finish falling! Seemed like trying to stop the fall was making it worse, but in the end I escaped with a few bumps and bruises.
I'm picturing Andy Sambergs fall in Hot Rod lol
Seth, you are a machine!
Great video Seth, super speedy.
Downhill running is dancing. Great metaphor! (I'm watching your more instructional-type videos now that I'm preparing for my first trail race. Certainly PA mountains aren't as high as Colorado but they're still quite a challenge).
Running on trails and especially downhills is a skill that takes time to master. Take it easy at first and adhere to that 90/10 rule. It’s so important when your running trails with low hanging branches!
I raced a straight uphill race once and learned what dirt tasted like, mixed with high school shoe! But i doubt I'll do it again thanks to this vid, thanks Seth!
Thank you man. I've been watching your videos for quite a while now, and never took time to comment to thank you. I love your passion, and your videos are very helpful! I love your blue t-shirt at the end, and would love to know where you got it.
Great tips Seth, yesterday ran on my MadRiver Saucony shoes and it was from start to finish a hard rainy trail run hahaha no doubt they are made to resist water and man that grip helped all the run great shoes I recommend them.
A bit OT - LOVE to see you running in the salomon supercrosses - after your dissapointment in the "no-rockplate" issue I thought you gave them up. Love mine!
Kind Regards from Norway
I’ve had a few slips and falls trail running but nothing past scrapes and bruises, the only exception being one time when I was crossing some train tracks to get to some trails and caught my foot on a railway spike and fell on my chest against the hard metal rail, fractured a rib or two and my wrist trying to break my fall 😷🤕
Hi Seth, thank you so much for the video! I've had bad knee pains and much fear of going downhill. Sprained my ankles a couple of times during my 1st trail race, ECO 30km and pushed through to the finish line with swollen ankles. Yesterday while going downhill, I tripped and almost fell flat on my face. I was lucky being able to pickup myself and gain balance. This video came out right when I reached home, super apt timing!
You mentioned 1 important thing, logs depths for shoes going downhill. Yes, I lack that in both my trail shoes, Brooks PureGrit & Brooks Cascadia. I'm looking for another shoe now, VJSports. Its a recommended shoe for both trails & obstacles racing. A couple of my friends are wearing them and they swear by it and said it's comparable and comfier than Inno8. I'm thinking to give it a try. Maybe its a shoe you can try on too.
My fall story was during the Run Ridge Run 25km in Vancouver BC. On a steep fast decent in the snow my crampon hooked a tree root under the snow and stopped me instantly. Luckily the deep snow made for a soft landing and after unhooking my foot from the root. (thanks to the help of a couple other runner who stopped) I continued on to finish the race.
just another tip for beginners: start slowly, short steps in the beginning will help a lot until u figure it out. Also try to do as much forefoot running as u can. Use your heel to bounce of the impact and soon you fly down a mountain like we Europeans ;)
Mattventure nice! Cheers 🥂 to the Europeans
Love you videos, Seth! I am looking to get into trail running so I’m looking for a good shoe now. I’ll be running in Oregon mostly. Leaning towards the Salomon Speedcross 5, but I’ve also been hearing a lot about Salomon Sense Ride 2. What are your thoughts?
Great videos. What camera set up are you using?
nice vlog
Got a concussion running downhill in the winter darkness when I jumped onto what I thought was gravel, turns out there was a thick layer of ice on top of that gravel from a stream overflowing and freezing over. I suddenly found myself on the ground not understanding what happened at all until I discovered the ice..
Shortening days caught me once, too. Hey, how come it's dark already?
Very good informative video! My question is, why do you use the super cross and not the speed cross 5? What's the difference between the two shoes? I'm asking because i have a pair of the speed cross 5.
I was descending the last trail section of an Xterra race in first place (AG.) I could see the finish line. I tripped and fell smashed knee hard got up but was passed by 2nd place and lost race by 11 seconds. Staying focused and lift feet key when tired!
I just ate it hard today on the downhill. Another tip I would add is, you are probably more tired than you think. Take breaks, don’t get moving faster than you can possibly control. I knew I was pushing it but when a rock rolled underfoot I tripped and didn’t have the strength I normally have to come to a controlled stop. I ate it, tore up my clothing and hands. Bloody. Luckily I didn’t break an ankle or wrist. I should have slowed down when the warning signs of fatigue began to show themselves. Sitting in pain and bandages and hoping this tip helps other runners out there. Be well.
One thing is to change up from small forward steps and go into wide reaching steps and even up there side of the trail. Changes the impact location, helps with fatigue, maybe a little more control, and it's super fun!
I miss the skechers go run 7 hyper first impression
I don’t have mountains to train on but I have never fallen on a down hill... yet. I tend to trip over small rocks and roots on flat ground because my mind is wandering!!
Does having a low drop (0-4mm) shoe help during a downhill run? I would imagine so.
Seth, I’m from AR ;)
What trail was this? I need some extra beauty when I come back for the Barr Trail race in 2023.
My best falls are captured on Strava - high speed to zero rather quickly with varying amounts of elevation loss, and then a minute or two no speed while I wash the dirt out of the new road rash.
Good reason to carry water on a run😃
I have fallen a few times usually from tree roots I didn’t see! Roots have a way of hiding under leaves and snow. My biggest fall was tripping on a root in a switchback I ran down too quickly. I grabbed a tree to break my fall, but that made me fall backwards and roll. I skinned both knees and ended up with some bruises. Luckily I had a mini first aid kit with me so I bandaged and kept running!
Seth, when running down hill do you shorten your stride or length your stride. For me when I can I try to stride out but when it’s more technical I shorten my stride. Don’t know if this is right or not! Great stuff as always!
This is about when I had just started run-commuting. After sitting for a whole hour in a class I got out and started running. I'm in Berkeley, so the roads on the north side of the university are super hilly. I thought I was going to warm up on the downhill section. But my knees were very tight and my legs were not swinging, so within the first 10 seconds of running my left foot caught one of the cracks in the pavement (I was literally dragging my feet at that time) and I fell over and slid a couple feet down the pavement before coming to a stop with bloody elbows and knees.
Hi James, thx a lot for your videos. My story; I feel on a race in Zermatt Switzerland, downhill and I broke my collarbone and ac joint damaged with all ligaments. Was operated 2w ago. So now everybody is telling me I should stop, but I want to continue trail running, I even started to like the dowhill and gained more confidence. But it will be very difficult for me to regain the trust. I tall went so fast, maybe a combination of tired legs and not enough concentration for second. Do you have any tips for me, for my comeback, would appreciate? I am now out for 2-3 months of trail running, hope to te able to start in Dez/Jan and rebuild my fitness level. Thanks a lot
Luckily no bad fall yet on the downhill. Have had a few times where it was close, but having a quick enough turnover helped me recovery so far. On the other hand, I have gone down on a flattish part on the trail and an uphill on the road. The flattish trail was being over confident and didn't have a quick enough turnover to recover me from hooking onto a root sticking out. The uphill was at night, in the dark, being over confident and hooking onto a small bump in the road after which I scraped open my knee to the degree that I went to the hospital and was able to see white lines inside the wound. Yeah, that wasn't good, but was able to recover!
My worst fall came actually clipping the Steeple at Mt. Sac. Relays. Running sub 8:50 pace until the fall. People could hear my shoulder hit the track in the stands making a loud smack on the track.
Hey Seth, nearly fell off the VK mountain in Chamonix as I slipped 😂 had one leg off 😂 by the way Seth, I am going to Chamonix in 2 weeks time, any recommendations for prep work?
"random Mountain Goats"! as opposed to, ? Ha! LOVE YOU! this is an awes(om)e vid! thank YOU! yes, mountain descending on foot, on skis, on snowshoes...is just a 'controlled fall"...choose your fall line, c(om)mit to it, and dance it, baby! choose, commit, sustain. sustained mental focus is huge for descending! Meditation practice helps myself and my Wholistic Fitness students greatly in this. QOD; ha! my daughter, Dewa, and i were just talking about Daddy's podium falls! top of the podium was in the early eighties, was doing a running ascent of Mt. Teewinot in the Tetons, had on crampons for the final summit snowfield, summitted, flipped it, fatigued legs probably caused a sloppy step, my crampon caught the fabric of my other legs, Pete Rose'd it down the snowfield; ass over elbows! ilg was the man-who-fell-down-Mt. Teewinot! Ha! Just a little blood-letting, all Go(o)d! keep up the GREAT content!
Thanks for watching Steve!!
Hi Seth, maybe silly question but could you make a video about eating pre-race ... Just some tips, thank you for your videos because are amazing (from Italy)
I like the idea!!
I have only been running since 2017 - previous cycling background, however this video got me thinking about an incident on a school trip around 35 years ago. The class had spent the day climbing Mt. Snowdon in Wales and was on the return journey back to camp. I was way ahead with some classmates and every once in a while someone would come flying down the mountain. out of instinct i would reach out to slow them down and help them gain control.
without realising it though, i had begun to walk faster and faster until i was sprinting downhill. i still remember my body trying to push forward faster than my legs could move which was quite scary having no control. I still remember coming to a bend and knowing i would not be able to turn quickly enough, so i just dived to the ground and bounced a good 100 metres. i stopped and i was fine with a minor cut on my elbow, but damn...... did those teachers panic. i think the blood just drained from their faces as they were probably under the impression that i had tripped, broken multiple bones and needed the mountain rescue service.
i took the rest of the downhill route very slowly and carefully.
on to today. some hill training intervals. nothing major as i dont really have big hills near my home. however when running downhill it made me think of the above tale and how much more in control i felt on today's descent.
Would you say that small steps is key on any steep terrain? Everytime I downhill on hard packed dirt I beat records on my stride length to go fast and i feel like one day I will crash hard
Living in WI we don't have mountains, but I've fallen a couple of times running in the winter due to ice. Running in the winter you need to make sure your weight is always over your feet.
Great video. How do you like the Supercrosses? I just got a pair, and the shoe store tried to warn me against running in them, and said they're more for walking/hiking. Huh? Oh well. I bought them and they are working out ok. Wouldn't use them for ultras or anything, but was wondering your take on them. I'm only about 12 miles into my pair so far. My downhill decending story is once when living in Alaska I was hitting the gym, and dabbling with creatine for recovery, my muscles felt great, but were actually fatigued but didn't know it, and I went for a trail run up a mountain. On the descent, my legs had enough and my quad suddenly just gave out, leaving my knee suddenly locked up. My stiff leg launched me like a catapult and I ended up on my back 15 feet further down the mountain. Luckily it was a part where the rocks turned to packed dirt, so it stunned me but I walked away from it. Scary stuff. Listen to your body when it's tired.
Hey Seth. I will be in Colorado the next 2 weeks. Do you know any nice little race in the area where I can join? And do you have trail suggestions for me? Thx
Mount Falcon or Deer Creek would be some great runs for you.
SLG Seth-Loosey-Goosey!
Definitely a dance. I trained for a 50K in North Carolina, tripped over roots and fell. The Single Trak Maniac in Virginia...I went flying and landed on my face! Someone behind me ran up an asked if I was okay. I said in my best Forest Gump voice.. "It happens"
Jo Scan brilliant, keeping your humor through adversity
You learn to dance, and not fall out of step...I'm running in the Mountains of Colorado now.@@SethJamesDeMoor
My firstl while descending was kind of silly as I was on a wooden staircase and there was some rain previously and the surface quite slippery and I wasn´t even running, just walk speed overtaking the friend that was with me. Unfortunately, I fall to the side with no handrail but the trees on the side prevented me from rolling down. It was kind of scary but with no big consequences, just a big bruise in the back part of my leg and minor scratches.
Early this year I had a fall this time into some rocks while doing a technical section but I escaped in good shape. I had feared the worst but lucky me, as this time I was totally alone (as normally do)
What vest is that?
Hey man. Please agree on me with this: If you're just starting to trail/mountain running, please oh please slowly on the downhill first especially on the technical terrain like yours. Oh man, I don't wanna hurt myself of overstepping or missteps on that sharp gravel/loose rocks like that. Hey, I love downhill running cuz just like u said, it's like u dancing in the sky! BUT if you're a beginner, slow jog/walk and run if you felt comfortable running.
Any cross country tips?
I take my arm technique from Killian Jornet, he’s much more loosey goosey with his arms, holding them way up high. I’ve found it works really well for me.
Videos like these makes me wish there were mountains in Denmark, the tallest hill we have is 147 meters above sea level 😭 At least I live in an area that is fairly close to some great trail runs, but it will never be quiet the same as just small mountains.
Does technique change when lightening storm hits :)
Yes yes yes!!!
I saw that you quite often use a RaidLight West. What‘s your experience with this and other wests (Salomon, Dynafit,...)?
I would like to know also because I have that same exact vest but cannot use it. Anything that I put into the front pockets (food, phone, etc) invariably gets tossed out as I'm running. There's nothing to keep things secured in those pockets. Otherwise, I think the vest is great, but because of the pocket issue, it's unusable for me...
QD: My first ever trail running was a race where I fell once. You gotta focus more on downhill.
QOTD: USATF 25k trail championships 2016. 3k to go and locked in a 3 way battle for the W, lost focus and looked at a competitor and ended up taking a couple summersaults and gashes to the knees/shins. Lesson? Focus on yourself, particularly when it’s getting tough.
When I get back from any run, the first question from everyone is "did you fall today?" Hence I'm know as @run_trip_repeat...LOL
Oh boy oh boy @sethjamesdemoor this is the best worse down hill crash story. Aug 2018 running full steam down hill switch backs Iron mountain San Diego tons of rocks and terrain and I come around corner and huge rattlesnake sitting in the middle of the trail and it starts to strike because I'm running towards it and I jump to avoid it and crash hard ending up with five fractures and ligament sprain right foot. No snake bite but took myself out of running for three months with DNS for one race.
Oh man that’s crazy thanks for sharing
Full supercross review soon?😊
I watched a video recently in which Kilian Jornet said that he practices running down hill WITH HIS EYES CLOSED!
Ond day in late May, I was going, or kinda running, down a flight of 472 steps, my right ankle slipped at the last 200 mark and I fell to the left - yes left - and landed myself on my left leg.
The right ankle swelled like a turkey egg but I was able to finish the remaining two miles home. The left leg had no complaints at that time.
One week later, the swell in the right ankle disappeared and both legs felt fine. So I went to the local jogging track for a 10K jog.
The left knee started to hurt soon and I stopped several times to ease the pain. I could barely walk the 10th K.
The left knee pain grew worse and a MRI shows that the meniscus, the bones nearby, the cruciate ligaments and the tissues nearby were all injured.
I was only able to quit the crutch last week if I walk slowly and on level ground.
So yes, keep your eyes on where you land, and if you fall, try to roll if it is safe to do so.
Good luck.
Was running down a ski slope and slipped on some ice and slid on my backside about 10 metres
another tip is if you have skiied before or mountain biking, its more like a controlled fall down the slope, if you pull hard on brakes you just lose traction and fall, rather follow the momentum
Does anyone has tips on downhills when running a 100km/100mile race? I enjoy downhills at shorter distance races, but the story is different at an ultra, after 50 miles or 60 miles, my legs hurt so much so that It's very painful to run downhill!
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I've fallen on flat so many times I learned to do a roll instead of falling straight. Luckily I never had any crazy descent accidents.
Hi! I'm running a downhill marathon on pavement, (26.2 miles 90% downhill) any tips? What kind of shoes? What kind of drop? Should I go half size up?
I’d consider zero drop actually, I personally wouldn’t mess with sizing.
Seth James DeMoor thanks! 👍🏼
I think Euros are good downhill runners because of skiing. Skiing you keep your weight forward and you never brake by leaning back on your heels. Slow down by turning sideways. Also keep legs fairly straight and use calves and not glutes.
Seth, Zegama is known as one of the best if not the best trail race here in Europe... in Basque country, Spain.
Exeivier I need to come race it!
When I run downhill, I am good with being focused and using my muscles to help with the technical stuff, but the one big problem that I find happens a lot is that I get side pain in my core. It's to the point where I have to completely stop and rest. Any tips for fixing that? Maybe just focus on breathing better?
It's likely breathing related. I would say focus on consistent breathing where you are taking in and pushing out air at a consistent, non-erratic, rate.
Honestly, all I can think of is my knees riding in pain through this whole thing. I'm really looking for tips on how to have my knees not explore while going downhill... this video was great for someone that's never felt knee pain, but the "breaks" being your heels are just a recipe for disaster with knee problems and slowing down is exactly what has led my knees to almost pop out of socket going downhill. :/ I really wish I could have gotten more from this video, but i dont' think there was any tips on how to safely do this outside of working on your quads (which is great advice!) but just "doing more hills" doesn't seem like a good balance or good advice if there is currently knee issues.
Really just a mountain of rocks
Safety first Seth! Check your 🚘lights;) to stay on topic (running): great videos! The new Pegasus Turbo’s🔥 You’ll like them🐸
Had lined up two babysitters for three kids when my husband was out of town to do an epic trail run.. 4km into it, I was looking ahead and tripped on a metal gutter line that goes straight across many of the pre-Alp trails for water evacuation. I flew, felt like in slow-mo, flat on all limbs. In shock, I hobbled along to find some dirty snow patches to clean up my wounds to see how bad all the flappy skin parts were. We all know how precious babysitting hours are.. well, I kept running, blood flowing down hands and knees like a warrior, so determined to make it to summit and back down as a number of hikers rubber necked. All trail runners have to have fallen at least once in their life, right?
That's what I'm trying to learned how to run downhill for everytime I go uphill then go down hill my knees and ankles are aching.
Any tips to for achillies injury?
Isaac Martinez buy the book ‘Older Yet Faster’.
Rest until it's fairly pain free. Keep everything loose and strengthen ur hips and glutes. This is very important. If it's so the first few run that's ok it's still getting it's strength but if after maybe 6 runs it's still sore rest again and start iver again after another rest period. Hope this helps man
ciaran kavanagh I’ve only ran 2 days out of the last ten days because it had started to feel better, but I had to rest again. I’m just worried that when I run again it’ll return
@@isaacmartinez3605I heard Goggins say that he ran through every one of his injury's, fractures and all, and they all healed even with his continuing running. I'm not saying that is good advise, but I think sometimes we underestimate our bodies ability to really heal and be strong, and training really does make us strong. If it was me, I would do easier runs until I felt the strength come back.
Cloud Run that’s usually what I’ve done, but this feels like it only gets worse. But I’m going to start running again
Dude I wish this guy was my dad. 😳
Interestingly enough, I've only ever fallen on flat ground (slipped on ice!).