I am now in my seventh training week as a complete novice. The last few days I have felt some pain in the muscle in my lower leg on the inside. The pain is only during my run and last for about ten mins after,saying that it is swollen for most of the time. I really dont want to stop training because I am in the FLM and it dont hurt that much at all. Am I doing more harm than good. By the way I did get my running shoes from the sweat shop in dartford should I go somewhere else to get a new pair would that help?


Thanks for listening

Sometimes I’ve got similar pain and I think I tried everything. First – don’t forget about stretch your lower leg after training (I hope you know what I mean – I’ve got problem to explain everything because of my English). This exercise is not difficult – put your hands for example on the car mask and pull (do this only when your muscles are warm). Second – try magnesium with vitamin B6, potassium (tomatoes are rich of pottasium)… That problem is coming and disappearing without any warning. So finally I’ve got only one advice – learn your body

Try slowing down. You need to build mileage into your legs before speed. Also stretching afterwards will help. Have a browse of the injury section, there are loads of threads with advise on stretches.

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I agree with Hrun, slow down. You don't want this to turn into anything more, make sure you get plenty of sleep and recovery, I would suggest taking extra days as breaks over the next week or so. If you soleus muscle is fatigued then the forces can start stressing the tibia - you don't want that.

Ditto - gotta agree with all of the above. Don't forget that whatever training programme you are following is only a guide. Most programmes tend to be pretty generic so adapt it to your needs. So if need be get some extra rest and let your body recover before it becomes a bigger problem.

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calves control a lot of whats going on under your foor, so if you are over pronating etc, then you could feel it there, so matched shoes to the way you run may still be an issue fr you..
instead of running, spend a session warming up and stretching as Kris suggests, you can also self massage to try and releive the triger points, knotty lumpy bits. don't stress about missing a run, time off usually helps; you're doing this to enjoy yourself after all......
basically, relax when you run, take it easy, massage as best you can, don't stress.... if it still bugs you after a week or so lighter running, spend £30 and have a physio appointment....

will a calf support do any good whilst running.

some people swear by compression technology, not somethiing I know anything about.

my calves are always tight, I've not run for 2 weeks thanks to stoopid infection, calves still feel like a bag of golf balls.

IMHO work on resting/massage + stretching, you don't say how much you are running, so just check you've not been overdoing it, it's very easy to get carried away...

spud they should be soft and squidgy when you run (when not taking normal bodyweight at landing). Check for active landing and keep up working on that Change of Support drill. Lift before you drop is crucial to get more lightness and prevent calf tightness.

cheers, I do suspect active landing is a potential problem, I was getting a lot of lateral bof wear in my shoes, but I have managed to move more neutral... may drop you a line sometime for some advice, when I finally get running again, cough cough splutter....

Why is it that all my aches and pains are in my right leg do you think it is just a case of new shoes .

I would imagine it's more likely to be related to muscle imbalances - I think there's virtually nobody in the world who is physically symmetrical!

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