So here we are on Week 3 of "official" training and I have already been sidelined with some Achilles pain in my left foot. In the past, I have had some minor next-day Achilles soreness, but it was always minor.
The pain has gotten worse in the past 4-5 weeks and it does not go away like it used to.
My runs the last two weeks have gone as follows:
First Half Mile: Significant Achilles pain in my left foot to the point where I must run very slowly and rely heavily on my right leg to move forward.
Rest of Run: The Achilles seems to warm up and the pain goes away.
Post Run: I stretch (gently), then ice my foot for about 20 minutes, then wrap my foot with an ankle brace.
That was working "okay" and was allowing me to continue running according to my marathon training schedule.
However, yesterday was a disaster. I got geared up for a short 4 mile run and started running. I was expecting a slow pace for the first half mile until my Achilles warmed up and the pain would go away. But the pain was much more severe from the start of my run. It got so bad after only a quarter mile that I had to stop and walk. I walked another quarter mile and thought it was feeling better but no luck - severe pain again when I tried to run.
So I walked back home completely bummed out that I would miss my scheduled run. Since then I have been icing almost constantly in between keeping it wrapped up. My current plan is to NOT run until my scheduled long run this Saturday and hope that the condition improves.
So my question to any of you who have experienced Achilles pain and worked through it is: WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE that will allow me to treat the condition WITHOUT having to STOP running for a long period of time?
Achilles Pain: HELP + ADVICE NEEDED
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I'm doing PT and expanded stretching to fight through my same left achilles soreness. Mega stretching and course of Aleve. Ankle strengthening with agility/balance drills. Sounds like you're doing the right thing. But good to see a sports medicine doc...they're helping me.
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I was also bothered by left achilles tendinitis during my maraton training. It significantly hampered my ability to train and bothered me during the marathon.
Tendons do not feel very fast because there is very little blow flow. Rest is the only real cure. I was advised by a specialist to not push it too much unless I wanted to risk a complete rupture.
It scared me enough to cut back my training, which cost me about an hour in the marathon.
Be careful and good luck.
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