The Running Thread --2025

[WillRunForPizza]

So...if you rolled your ankle, how long would you wait before running again?

 

[jmasgat]

So...if you rolled your ankle, how long would you wait before running again?

Sorry to hear. I expect you already know the answer. I’d just take it day by day based on swelling, pain, etc. Hope it’s nothing serious. Last time I rolled my foot I broke a bone!

 

[WillRunForPizza]

Sorry to hear. I expect you already know the answer. I’d just take it day by day based on swelling, pain, etc. Hope it’s nothing serious. Last time I rolled my foot I broke a bone!

Oof! Well, I guess I'm lucky in that regard - it's still okay to walk on and definitely nothing is broken.

 

[nancipants]

So...if you rolled your ankle, how long would you wait before running again?

Sorry to hear that! Unfortunately, I have recent experience with this.

I rolled my ankle at the end of April during a regular run. I was able to continue the run but later that day it started hurting really bad and I could barely put weight on it. I went to urgent care the next day for an X-ray and they confirmed nothing was broken, I just had a sprain. They said I could start running again once the pain had subsided completely while running. Thankfully, the pain went away after a few days of RICEing, and I was able to start walking again (albeit slowly). I was back to running again after two weeks.

 

[avondale]

So...if you rolled your ankle, how long would you wait before running again?

As others have said, depends on how bad it is. I've sprained my ankles from a mild roll to very bad with swelling and bruising all the way up my leg.

If there's no swelling, then just give it a day and take it easy the next couple days.

If there's swelling and bruising, then you'll need to do RICE and rest it more. If it's really bad see someone about it - may need an MRI or x-ray to make sure you didn't really tear/break something.

Generally also if you're doing straight-line type of motion (i.e., running or walking and not something like tennis, with lots of back and forth motion and rotational motion), you'll be go to go sooner than if you're doing other types of motion.

 

[dobball23]

Another update from me...

I had my MRI yesterday and it showed that surgery was the best choice. I had surgery this morning and am now on the road to recovery. Luckily, the recovery is relatively active (I'm supposed to walk 1-mile per day starting two days after surgery). I should be fully recovered in 6 weeks.

I'm definitely sore today, but I have my first PT appt. tomorrow and then head home (I had the surgery ~3 hours from home). I think week 3 has me doing some jogging already. My surgeon seemed to think doing Dopey in January will be no problem. Well, at least as no problem as 48.6 miles in four days can be.

I am already at day 10 post-surgery. I'm doing well!

The first week I was pretty sore, but I was able (and encouraged) to walk and do exercises. I'm averaging ~8,000 steps per day over the last week or so. I got to try jogging at PT this morning. It was a short distance and my left groin stopped me from doing much, but it was good to try. Hopefully in a few days I'll try it again and the groin won't be an issue.

I think my physical therapist is impressed with where I am at this stage. Just need to keep working at it!

 

[RuntheMouse]

I am already at day 10 post-surgery. I'm doing well!

The first week I was pretty sore, but I was able (and encouraged) to walk and do exercises. I'm averaging ~8,000 steps per day over the last week or so. I got to try jogging at PT this morning. It was a short distance and my left groin stopped me from doing much, but it was good to try. Hopefully in a few days I'll try it again and the groin won't be an issue.

I think my physical therapist is impressed with where I am at this stage. Just need to keep working at it!

Glad to read you’re doing well!

 

[Zutroy]

So...if you rolled your ankle, how long would you wait before running again?

This is a poorly worded question, because you asked would, instead of should. I can tell you how long I would wait since at the beginning of the month I stepped in a hole while wearing Prime X Strung 2 shoes, aka platform ankle busters. I rolled it at mile 1.6, walked a bit to see how I was, and then finished up my 5-mile run. Then I got in a car and drove to Disney where I walked MK and Epcot. Should I have done any of that? Probably not.

I wrapped my ankle in an Ace bandage, iced it, and took NSAIDs. By day 3 the swelling was down and I could run again. But I had bruising from all the accumulation of fluid and it was still tender, so I may have rushed things.

 

[Herding_Cats]

@WillRunForPizza I rolled my ankle a couple weeks ago and I’m pretty sure I was running again within 3 days. But my ankles are used to rolling so it’s generally whatever when I do because everything is already stretched out.

 

[jmasgat]

The Eternal Frustration of the Garmin AutoPause

FIrst can I say how glorious it is to have a break in the summer heat. My 10 mile run today at 60⁰ starting temp was nearly 1 min/mile faster for the same perceived effort. This makes running "for fun", well, fun!

And now my QOTD: how do you make AutoPause work for you? I've started to use it since I've had a couple of brain fades on runs. But it seems like it takes 5-8 seconds to stop and almost the same to start again. I've tried to tweak the pause pace, and will keep trying. Any other tips? It seems to work better for cycling than running.

 

[PrincessV]

GAH!!! I haven’t paid much attention to watch talk in recent years because I had no intention of replacing my Garmin 45s. But the band anchor loops snapped off entirely today, leaving me with a perfectly functional watch face and no way to attach it to my wrist. It’s currently sitting with some Super Glue in a last-ditch attempt at repair, but I’m not optimistic. So…

I need watch advice, please.

I know the Garmin 55 is basically the 45s replacement, and the price isn’t horrible at $169. But also - I don’t use 90% of its functions. I don’t save workouts. I haven’t connected to the app in years. I don’t analyze data. And I don’t even wear it outside of running, unless I’m at WDW and use it as just a waterproof watch.

What I do use it for:
Intervals
Distance
Time (both running and time and time of day)
HR
And occasionally phone notifications - though that’s so tiny I can’t really read it, so mostly it serves as an alert to look at the phone itself. But that’s quite helpful when I’m in theme parks and can’t hear my phone ring or ding.

Is there anything else out there that would work for my needs at a lower price point, or should I just buy the 55 if this gluing attempt fails?

ETA: just discovered the Coros Pace 3 - a little more expensive, but worth considering?

 

[PrincessV]

The Eternal Frustration of the Garmin AutoPause

FIrst can I say how glorious it is to have a break in the summer heat. My 10 mile run today at 60⁰ starting temp was nearly 1 min/mile faster for the same perceived effort. This makes running "for fun", well, fun!

And now my QOTD: how do you make AutoPause work for you? I've started to use it since I've had a couple of brain fades on runs. But it seems like it takes 5-8 seconds to stop and almost the same to start again. I've tried to tweak the pause pace, and will keep trying. Any other tips? It seems to work better for cycling than running.

I’m glad someone’s getting a break! We’ve got the blasted heat dome sitting over FL right now and this morning's 6 miles were horrible. My starting temp at sunrise was 82º and I’ve got the extra minute per mile you dropped lol!

ATTQOTD (how timely!): I turned off Auto Pause long ago because it was so bad. My phone app - iSmoothRun - is VERY good at auto-pausing, so I just use that and let the Garmin keep ticking away.

 

[RuntheMouse]

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[FlyingDonut]

ATTQOTD I've turned off auto pause on Nike Run Club on my Apple Watch. I didn't like it stopping at crosswalks or when I get water. The flip side is I treat warm up, whatever workout, and cool down as three separate runs on my watch, so I pause (and stop) it myself at least three times each run.

 

[MissLiss279]

GAH!!! I haven’t paid much attention to watch talk in recent years because I had no intention of replacing my Garmin 45s. But the band anchor loops snapped off entirely today, leaving me with a perfectly functional watch face and no way to attach it to my wrist. It’s currently sitting with some Super Glue in a last-ditch attempt at repair, but I’m not optimistic. So…

Buy a new band from Amazon? Or just the loops?
Also, you could try contacting Garmin, they will sometimes replace things that have broken. I got a whole new band from them at one of their races, when I was just asking if they happened to have any of the little loops because mine had broken (and I might have been using a hair band to hold it down).

But maybe you are wanting a new watch anyways. I’ve heard good things about Coros, but I really can’t recommend the best watch for what you would use it for.

 

[Professor_Cookie]

GAH!!! I haven’t paid much attention to watch talk in recent years because I had no intention of replacing my Garmin 45s. But the band anchor loops snapped off entirely today, leaving me with a perfectly functional watch face and no way to attach it to my wrist. It’s currently sitting with some Super Glue in a last-ditch attempt at repair, but I’m not optimistic. So…

I need watch advice, please.

I know the Garmin 55 is basically the 45s replacement, and the price isn’t horrible at $169. But also - I don’t use 90% of its functions. I don’t save workouts. I haven’t connected to the app in years. I don’t analyze data. And I don’t even wear it outside of running, unless I’m at WDW and use it as just a waterproof watch.

What I do use it for:
Intervals
Distance
Time (both running and time and time of day)
HR
And occasionally phone notifications - though that’s so tiny I can’t really read it, so mostly it serves as an alert to look at the phone itself. But that’s quite helpful when I’m in theme parks and can’t hear my phone ring or ding.

Is there anything else out there that would work for my needs at a lower price point, or should I just buy the 55 if this gluing attempt fails?

ETA: just discovered the Coros Pace 3 - a little more expensive, but worth considering?

I’ve replaced the bands before. Just searched online

 

[sandam1]

So...if you rolled your ankle, how long would you wait before running again?

The quick version of my PT's "return to run" protocol:

1. 24-48 hours of being able to do activities of daily living at a Level 1 "aware of it" pain level with NO pain relievers
2. Complete a ladder test - 1 minute each of running forward, back and forth sideways, and in a zigzag pattern like you were running through the rungs of a ladder (i.e. short, quick steps) with a pain level 1-2 ("aware of it" to "definitely feel it, but no pain").
3. Do a 10 minute test run. Yes, just 10 minutes. No more! If you can do this and stay below a pain level 2 during and after, you are good to try something longer the next day.

I've also started using this as a guideline about running after big races (half marathon or more). Is it a little conservative? Probably. But I also know that if I can't complete these three things, nothing good can come from trying to run.

 

[Professor_Cookie]

Apropos of nothing, I think I’m going to attempt a 2029 dopey. This next winter is the last film festival in PC, and it should make leaving in January easier, along with that will hopefully be an off year for any new restaurant opening. But more importantly it will be before I turn 50 and it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a decade and a half

 

[sandam1]

But the band anchor loops snapped off entirely today, leaving me with a perfectly functional watch face and no way to attach it to my wrist. It’s currently sitting with some Super Glue in a last-ditch attempt at repair, but I’m not optimistic. So…

A quick Amazon search shows that replacement band loops (and watch bands themselves) are available for this watch.

 

[avondale]

The Eternal Frustration of the Garmin AutoPause

FIrst can I say how glorious it is to have a break in the summer heat. My 10 mile run today at 60⁰ starting temp was nearly 1 min/mile faster for the same perceived effort. This makes running "for fun", well, fun!

And now my QOTD: how do you make AutoPause work for you? I've started to use it since I've had a couple of brain fades on runs. But it seems like it takes 5-8 seconds to stop and almost the same to start again. I've tried to tweak the pause pace, and will keep trying. Any other tips? It seems to work better for cycling than running.

Sorry, I'm among those who turned off auto-pause for exactly the reason you cite: it takes time to start and stop the pausing. Honestly, that makes sense, right? How can it know instantly that you've actually stopped for something and that it's not just a weird hanging moment in your run where your motion is in a confusing place and so the watch isn't sure what's going on?

Cycling is generally quite a bit faster than running, so it's easier to distinguish "go" from "stop".

I've just trained myself to pause or un-pause my watch when I have an intended stop. Yes, sometimes I screw that up and either forget to do it or think I've done it, but didn't hit the button quite right so it didn't register. But those occasions are rare now. First thing that happens when I trip and fall on the trail is "pause my watch", LOL, and then assess the damage.