How do triathletes and tennis players work on the ankle flexibility?

Hi Fortress my dear ;-) I tend to agree with you that not everyone is made for running, and that ankle stability (moreover its impact on leg alignment) plays a big role in making your life as a runner easy or painful. Most could probably still get away safe and sound by consulting a competent specialist in adapted insole. But even a carefully picked pair of insole won't match a stable pair of ankles. Of course (as you already know) a nice and slow progression in volume increase also helps. I started a friend of mine at the office last year (47yo swimmer). 10min of running 3xweek, adding 5 minutes to every workout every week until he reached 30min. Then make 1 session (not all of them) longer by 5min a week until he reached 90min. That brought him to run one half marathon and one half Ironman. For the first time of his life, he didn't suffer shin splints. Hi Solar, my dear: I'm feeling a little shin splinty lately. I fear I have upped my mileage too quickly with the lure of spring and sunshine. It's not too bad though. I also recently replaced my running shoes. Unfortunately, my old running shoes have mysteriously vanished -- and my custom orthodics (for loose ankled overpronators) were in them. ***. :sad: I'm going to the running store to get some insoles tomorrow. My bones are not deformed, Lefty! Feisty: Mini-Fort played soccer for years with a travel team before recently quitting. She has loose ankles and was getting chronic ankle sprains. Both of us feel we have a compromised ankle. I've done ankle rehab and I'm not sure if the ankle I injured running will ever be quite the same. I guess I need to do my strengthening exercises more regularly. Mr. Fort and Fortson are runners. They do not have flexible ankles at all. So I have to think genetics plays some role, although proper training can compensate for a deficit either way.

Hi Fortress my dear ;-) I tend to agree with you that not everyone is made for running, and that ankle stability (moreover its impact on leg alignment) plays a big role in making your life as a runner easy or painful. Most could probably still get away safe and sound by consulting a competent specialist in adapted insole. But even a carefully picked pair of insole won't match a stable pair of ankles. Of course (as you already know) a nice and slow progression in volume increase also helps. I started a friend of mine at the office last year (47yo swimmer). 10min of running 3xweek, adding 5 minutes to every workout every week until he reached 30min. Then make 1 session (not all of them) longer by 5min a week until he reached 90min. That brought him to run one half marathon and one half Ironman. For the first time of his life, he didn't suffer shin splints. Hi Solar, my dear: I'm feeling a little shin splinty lately. I fear I have upped my mileage too quickly with the lure of spring and sunshine. It's not too bad though. I also recently replaced my running shoes. Unfortunately, my old running shoes have mysteriously vanished -- and my custom orthodics (for loose ankled overpronators) were in them. ***. :sad: I'm going to the running store to get some insoles tomorrow. My bones are not deformed, Lefty! Feisty: Mini-Fort played soccer for years with a travel team before recently quitting. She has loose ankles and was getting chronic ankle sprains. Both of us feel we have a compromised ankle. I've done ankle rehab and I'm not sure if the ankle I injured running will ever be quite the same. I guess I need to do my strengthening exercises more regularly. Mr. Fort and Fortson are runners. They do not have flexible ankles at all. So I have to think genetics plays some role, although proper training can compensate for a deficit either way.