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I'm a fairly new runner having run for just over two months. I started slowly using C25K and without incident. I'm still only running 30 minutes a time. The other day I hurt myself doing weighted one legged calf raises. I've have Achilles Tendinitis since. I have weak ankles from lots of sprains as a kid and being pigeon toed so I have to run slow anyway and my ankles were just starting to show a lot more strength when this happened. I was following an exercise dvd and didn't even think about the raises until it was too late. I didn't run for three days until it felt better and then went back to running slowly but now it is hurting again (I think doing downward dog reactivated the thing). I am afraid to stop running for two reasons. I am afraid my tendon will heal tighter and be more prone to injury. I am also afraid all the progress I made with asthma maintenance will go to hell. I would like to know if there is some way to tape my ankles to give them support so I can keep running. I do have access to a small track that I can use until I finish healing since the roads around here are cantered and I assume the asphalt wouldn't be so good right now. Does anyone here have any advice or do I really have to stay off the road?

Here you go! http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-241-285--8271-2-1-2,00.html I'm in the same boat. I went to the doctor and he prescribed high-strength ibuprofen. He told me to ice it regularly, and I'm going to PT this afternoon. You DON'T want to hurt it by running on it, from what I understand. You could make things worse. Good luck!