Novice runner with calf pain - why does it keep hurting?

I am a novice runner, having done training on treadmills for years but only now starting to run on pavement. For the past month I have been running 2-4 mile runs, 3-4 times weekly. They are easy runs but the center of my left calf, either part of my Soleus or the top of my Achillies, is sore after every run. The pain goes away after a day or two, but comes back after the next run. I can only massage the point of pain when I flex my foot, push a thumb into the middle of the bottom of my calf muscle. Anyone have any ideas as to how to avoid this pain? May be my stride, I have new running shoes with great support so I don%26#039;t think it%26#039;s the shoes.

Novice runner with calf pain - why does it keep hurting?
when did you get your new shoes because that first week or two you should switch everyother day between your new shoes and old shoes...... are you sure its not sin splints streches for this include places your foot on the wall or post and leaning into it...... also have you tried icing it AFTER you work out 15 on 15 off... not before though because thats bad for your muslces..... also just make sure your are steching before and after your runs and you might want to try a warm up and then steching and then a run.... just some ideas... hope it gets better i hat injuries that keep you from doing what you love
Reply:it may just be that you need to break in your shoes but that wouldnt be my first guess. i would say it could be just that you need to stretch it more. i dont know how to explain this stretch very well so bear with me...get in a push up position with your arms straightish...then put kind of cross your ankles with one over the other with one still on the ground..use the one on top to push down on the other...it helps a lot...or you could put yourfoot up against a wall or a fence post or something and lean into it..that one feels pretty good. also when you are running watch how hard you put down your feet. people tend to pound the ground too hard especially after running on a treadmill. try to go down semi on your heel and then push off on your toes...dont over dramatize that like a sprinter or anything it just helps you not go down too hard.



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