I think I have a serious running injury!

I’ve just got back from a 6 mile run. Well, to be honest it was a 4 mile run and a 2 mile hobble.

Before I set off I had quite a tight left calf… the kind of feeling I’ve had on numerous occasions in the past. The kind of pain that felt like it would go over a short warm up. And after about 5 mins of gentle running the pain did subside. Then after about 3 miles it hit me. A real tight feeling in the left calf again. Kind of like a really tight thin wire being pulled up the outside left part of the calf.

I stopped and rubbed the calf and did some stretches, but the pain just didn’t subside. I could barely job, let alone run. For the ast couple of miles I had to hobble home. Why do things like this happen when you’re half way out on a single loop run!?

Anyway, after a long session of stretching and a warm shower, I can now barely bend my left ankle. I can’t even walk down the stairs properly. I had to come down on my backside.

God only knows what this is. I guess it could be a tendon that’s gone or something.

Let’s hope it gets better in the morning.