Hello,
Does anyone get soreness in their achilles after wearing spikes for the first time in a track season? What do you do about it? Is this a soreness that you should just run through? Are there any risks of rupturing your achilles tendon if you run through it? I am a distance runner by the way.
Gotta bring your toes up more when you run.
Lift your feet, plantarflexion/dorsiflexion ankle mobility.
Wouldn't recommend running through it. A bad achilles injury could keep you out for a year, not worth the risk. A couple of days off won't do you any harm. Then try an easy run and see how it is.
Stretch & ice your calves, maybe get a massage.
Start doing eccentric heel drops and keep doing them even when fully fit.
To echo what has been said above, achilles tightness/soreness/pain is nothing to run through. After my first few indoor races this winter mine would flare up. I took the next day off from running, massaged/stretched, iced and took some Aleve. The following day, my achilles was fine. Even if it takes two or three days to calm down, you won't loose fitness, just listen to your body.
Soreness is one thing, pain is another. If your Achilles actually HURTS, do NOT run on it. Take a few days off, ice it, and start doing eccentric heel drops:
http://runningwritings.blogspot.com/2011/08/injury-series-eccentric-exercise-and.html
It might just be soreness your soleus muscles though, which is totally normal. Is it actually your Achilles tendon or is it further up in the muscles?
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