I am only a beginning and am desperate not to give up. I am currently up to 8 mins jog 2 mins walk x 3(Please do not laugh you experts) but I am having so much trouble with the pain in my calves. I do stretches before and after my training

. Is this normal? Am I open to injury running while they are tight? Are you spending enough time stretching after runs? It doesn't sound like it, and yes, if your calves are that tight you are opening yourself up to injury (I did this, and tore my claf muscle away

Hi ThereMy calves got a bit tight this week so I decided to massage them myself as I am a masseur! Not the same though as someone else doing it for you, could not get an appointment. Any way the outside of my calf is  bit sore when I run and when I

am in week 5 of walk to run programme. today was the first day i didnt have a tight achiness in my calves. i was just hoping somebody would confirm to me that this is a good thing. the run felt  great   caroline yes It is a good thing! means your

I've been attempting to start running for a year now, but am plagued by lower leg problems - my main problem seems to be really tight calves - as soon as I do anything other than a slow stroll, my calves just seem to turn into concrete

I'm a recent beginner in the running world. It started as a way to get fit but it's now becoming more of a challenge and therefore a joy. However, I now find it quite painful sometimes while running. My calves feel quite

calves just pulled. I carried on, they were just uncomfortable and didn't hurt much, I went for my 6 mile run the day after and had to start doing walking stints from mile 3 becuase they were aching. I took the Wednesday  off from sports and then did 4

Soph, ron hill has a shop nearby so will try there, i'm sure my muscles strong enough was doing plenty biking before accident. If you have no joy with simple solutions there's a good thread on calves 4 or 5 pages back. I have a re-occuring calf injury

I have recently started to run 3/4 times a week (4 - 7 miles per run) and since doing so, despite stretching before setting off, my calves stiffen significantly about 5 minutes into a run and stay so throughout. It then takes a couple of days

how can i reduce sore calves after 13 mile's so i can finish a marathon with out walking the last 6 miles Are your running shoes (trainers) proper ones ? If yes, are they ate the end of their useful life ?If shoes are ok, has your training been