went back to running yesterday with an easy 5K and another again this morning. The achilles was mostly pain free when walking before I started running yesterday and it was ok as I started running but it started itching then hurt a bit more the more I ran. Then this morning, while I was mostly ok walking barefoot, I could feel it being tight the moment I started running.
I'm pretty sure it's mostly only inflammation that comes from that one big week back in july as I didn't have that pain before that week. I also have very little pain when walking so I'm thinking that some time off from running might just be what's needed. I will take one full week off from running and will start working on strengthening my calves. Tomorrow is my rest day anyway, so no running this weekend nor next week and we'll see how it goes.
I had a combo 10K/2K planned for September 21st but had yet to sign up for it. Online registrations close on September 16 so I will wait at least a week to see how it's going. That's the event where I planned to run the 10K then run the 2K with my two sons. I would be majorly bummed if I couldn't take part in that event...
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