Been following a 22 week plan and been building miles up gradually ... Last week did a 22.5mile run no probs, previous week half marathon 1hr 38mins ...went out tonight and after 3 miles achilles started getting tight then really tight & sore so I decided to stop and walk home the rest it was sore to walk on ... What do I do ?! Have it raised and iced at moment ... Will try to use foam roller and massaging with tiger balm over next few days ... marathon in 3 weeks, devastated !!! Any chance at all in that period it could get better to enter and take part at an easy pace ... thanks
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Your training's done so probably best to rest for a few days before trying a short easy run to see how it feels. I also did "eccentric heel drops" I'm not sure if they helped but they could be worth a try. Look on the internet for a video on them.
My question is should I run or not? I really want to give it a go because I have worked so hard towards it but I am worried I will make it a lot worse.
An ankle is still not fully healed. It has been just over 2 weeks since injury but I still walk with a slight limp and cannot do single leg heel raise. At this point all my flight and hotel is arranged, so I will probably still go for the marathon but will very likely DNF unless injury suddenly improves quickly. I have 17 days left before the race.
I have been rolling my calf too, it's super tight. Saw a chiropractor last Friday and had some ART therapy. After this weekend I can walk more or less pain free now. Did some very easy jogging motion without pain, so will test the ankle with a one mile easy run today. I still have 13 days before marathon, hopefully will recover just in time for it.
From personal experience - I would highly recommended Knee Length Compression socks when your doing any kind of distance running.
They reduce the impact on your calf every time your leg strikes the ground and for something which is gonna cost you less than £10 I would definitely give it a try.
All the best