The status of your current injury

the calf wrote:

I strained my calf a couple weeks ago. I haven't been injured for a while, and forgot how much it sucks. So, I thought I'd start a thread for those who are injured to chat: How long have you been hurt? Where are you at with recovery? How's it going?

Me, I've been hurt for almost 3 weeks. I've finally been able to run 20 minutes with no acute pain. But, I still have a dull ache in my calf off and on throughout the day; it worries me.

Others?

The dull ache might just be stiffness associated with scar tissue. I strained my calf in February and was down for 5 weeks before getting back on the road. It does suck, but with water running and swimming I stayed in pretty good shape.

I had some pretty good running and racing in April/May, but now I'm hurt again. I think it's the Tibialis-Posterior tendon caused by ITBS and some excessive pronation on the right side. I haven't done a serious run in 11 days.

I ran for many years with no significant injuries, so I can't really complain. But now I've had 4 injuries in the last 30 months or so. It changes your whole mindset. Even when I'm healthy and running well again, I think like a condemned man. Better get as many races as possible in before the next injury.

I seem to have finally beaten about 11 months of nagging plantar fascia problems.

Night splint did not seem to help much...I worked constantly on my calves...even bought "the stick". I got on the track for the first time in over a year last week with flats and the feet seem great. I plan on keeping the feet strong and the calves loose.

Calf strain for almost 10 months now. But, I am almost over it! Finally!

Then, after running 30 miles in a week again, it will come back. Stupid running....

My stupid friggin achilles is keeping me on the DL. I never seem to let it heal properly before i try and run on it. I usually take a week of no running, the try 2 days in a row at 20mins or less, then the achilles flares up again. This has been going on for nearly 6 weeks now. I'm thinkung about not doing any running at all until july to try and let this bitch injury heal.

Well... I've always been hurt, just in different places. I have had to sit out since last fall due to a LLD and its resulting knee pain. Miraculously my form straightened up and the pain was gone last week, and only a slight twinge here and there remained. Now I have an achilles problem to deal with and am experiencing heel pain.

..........ump.

...going on 3 years with itbfs.

IT band started a month and a half ago. Been on and off for the first few weeks. After a week off and I'm doing 10min a day before the pain creeps up. So basically I'm not doing to well. The above post does not make me too optimistic either.....