Calf Pain

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16 years ago 09/08/2007 9:05pm EDT

Hi,

Thanks in advance for reading and advice...

At 41 I have been trying for 3 years to come back from calf injury.

My right calf continues to be a problem if I run over 30 minutes. I'm up to 60 minutes now, but it tightens and prevents me from doing anything more than a slow jog. If I try to pick up pace, it will strain to the point of making me limp.

Any thoughts? It can't be over training. I went out and bought a HR Monitor. I would think even at 41, I should be able to handle 30 minutes pain free at 140 BPM.

Any thoughts? My right leg is 1/4 inch shorter, but I do wear orthotics to correct. I do stretch calfs for 2x45 seconds after each run.

16 years ago 09/08/2007 11:23pm EDT

re: uncle pervy

That sucks man. I have the same problem, and I find that if I try to run through the tightness, my feet go numb, and once I did some damage to my achilles tendon that kept me out for about 2 weeks. The solution for me was to get some stiffer shoes. It seems that it helps support the calves so they don't get that jarring pull with each stride. I'm starting to suspect that I may have that weird compartmentism thing (or whatever it's called) though, so I'm not sure if that's helpful to you if you're calf pain is caused by something else. Best of luck to you, and for sure, when your calves start to tighten up, stop running and walk a little and stretch em out, or you could end up with achilles issues, which are never fun.

16 years ago 09/08/2007 11:41pm EDT

re: Early AM Runner

Compartment syndrome?

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