Subject: RE: Will the burn subside?if its REAAALLLLY bothering you, go talk to you doctor. i am not one but have been running forever and will give my non-medical thoughts. my instincts at first says shin splints, but you say its in the muscle (back meaty part ) and not between the two lower leg bones or on the front bony part. it sounds like you are saying its in the tendon that connects your calf and ankle, which makes me think you are pushing off hard on the balls of your feet. three suggestions that might help 1 ) have you tried running/ walking on grass or trails? this may make for a softer landing. 2 ) are you running/ walking more on the ball of your foot? sometimes my calfs hurt when i do speed workouts (sprinting ) because I am running on the balls of my feet. try not to run on the ball of your foot but land on the heel and allow the foot to roll forward and push off on the ball of the foot (its natural motion ). 3 ) jog/walk for a warm-up first that is very light and easy to get the body/ muscle temp up (i run 3-4 mins at +10min/ mi pace, stretch, then do my full run at 9min/ mi pace ) before you stretch. i have read studies (both for and against stretching before/ during workouts ) that streching cold muscles may make it easier to damage them during a run. lower leg injuries start small but can lead to stress fractures or other things so its really not something to take lightly. |