Achilles tendonitis?? (Read 637 times)

My left Achilles/calf keeps bothering me after my runs, to the point sometimes where it is slightly painful to put weight on my left foot. it's a dull pain up from the ankle tthrough the calf area. This has been happening since I started running regularly in October. I attributed it to upping mileage to quickly, so I stopped running for about 3 wks in Dec to try to heal. Since then it's been occuring less often, but if I run say 3 days in a row, or do intervals, it has a tendancy to bother me. I've been icing and using ibuprofren, but it is frustrating. Yesterday, I ran a tempo run and when I finished there was pain when I stepped with my left foot. Does this sound like Achilles tendonitis?? Feedback appreciated.

Are you running with shorts in cold weather? I used to wear shorts on runs to the low 30's and below until I started having achilles issues. Apparently the cold prevents the calf muscles from warming up and that puts a lot of stress on the achilles tendons. Once I limited my runs in shorts to 45F or above, the achilles issues went away. Don't treat achilles pain lightly, they can rupture with little warning. I would suggest not running at all until you are pain free. Tom