Andy's Calf

[El Gordo]

Welcome Parky. I've been a fan of your TV interviews for many years.

Thanks for taking an interest. A few people have asked about my shoes, so I guess that must be a common cause of this problem. But no, I was wearing the New Balance 854s that I bought in January. They're nicely worn in now, but they've only got about 95 miles on them so I don't think they're to blame.

BUT... BUT... you've set me thinking. Last week I wore an old pair of shoes - some old Asics that I've had for ages. And it was after that run that I first felt a twinge in my left calf. I had another couple of runs after that when I still felt a bit of an ache, and then the fatal run on Saturday. So I wonder if the damage was actually done in the Asics run, and only finally went fully when I did a much longer run?

Hmm, that's a reasonable possibility.

So thanks Parky, I think you might have made the right connection there. It doesn't give me a solution to the problem, but I hope will help me avoid it in the future.

Cheers!

Andy

PS Just out of interest, where are you on the running spectrum?