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I'm not heavily into running (I usually use a bike), but since it seems to be a requirement for nearly any job involving military, fire, LEO, etc..., I've started a few times to implement it. I've never been successful at building a consistent program for various reasons, most of which I've been able to resolve. The last one, though, has me hitting my head against a wall.
The last few times I've started a program, within a few days, my ankle becomes sore/sensitive about an inch above the "ball" of the ankle. While I'm no MD/trainer, most sources I've seen point to this as being tendonitis in the Achilles, and the most frequent cause is overtraining, or attempting to go too hard too fast. So far, in the last week, I've done two runs at 2 miles/10 min pace to try to slowly build up (3 days apart), and it's still giving me troubles. It doesn't really hurt when I run, but I'm more worried about damaging something down there.
So far, I've been taking 2x200mg ibuprofin to alleviate pain, and a small amount of swelling.
Couple questions:
1) is ibuprofin a "good" solution to this, or should I be looking at taking something else (or is anything in this realm just an attempt to circumvent reality)?
2) am I missing anything stretching-wise? I've been trying to stretch the back of the calf/ankle area before each run, but I don't know if there's anything out there that might specifically target the ankle...
3) for a more anecdotal possibility, can this be caused by anything in the running form?
4) anything else I'm missing?
I'm at a loss, as I've had this happen the past few times I've tried to start up running, and each time, I've tried to slow down my progress to prevent this, and it doesn't seem to be working...
The last few times I've started a program, within a few days, my ankle becomes sore/sensitive about an inch above the "ball" of the ankle. While I'm no MD/trainer, most sources I've seen point to this as being tendonitis in the Achilles, and the most frequent cause is overtraining, or attempting to go too hard too fast. So far, in the last week, I've done two runs at 2 miles/10 min pace to try to slowly build up (3 days apart), and it's still giving me troubles. It doesn't really hurt when I run, but I'm more worried about damaging something down there.
So far, I've been taking 2x200mg ibuprofin to alleviate pain, and a small amount of swelling.
Couple questions:
1) is ibuprofin a "good" solution to this, or should I be looking at taking something else (or is anything in this realm just an attempt to circumvent reality)?
2) am I missing anything stretching-wise? I've been trying to stretch the back of the calf/ankle area before each run, but I don't know if there's anything out there that might specifically target the ankle...
3) for a more anecdotal possibility, can this be caused by anything in the running form?
4) anything else I'm missing?
I'm at a loss, as I've had this happen the past few times I've tried to start up running, and each time, I've tried to slow down my progress to prevent this, and it doesn't seem to be working...