I have been having soreness recently in my calf muscle of my right leg. I started feeling a little bit of tightness after my long run on Sunday, then when doing laps at the pool on Monday noticed it was tight when kicking off the wall. On my Monday recovery run it felt somewhat tight at several points though manageable (run was after swim), and on my Wednesday run it felt tight and a little bit sore at times, and was persistent throughout the whole run, but still manageable. Yesterday I cycled to/from work, and walking felt very tight, and a little sore, my calf also felt tight during the cycle. This morning (Friday) I went to run though it felt very tight/sore straight away so I'm resting it today instead. It is also feeling sore when walking, causing me to limp a little, and sore when doing squat type movements.
The soreness is at the lower part of my calf muscle, just below where the main part of the calf muscle expands. It seems to be similarly sore on the inside, central, and outside parts of the calf, though foam rolling feels more sore on the outside side of the calf. It feels like a bruise - not sharp, but a duller aching sort of soreness, and only when my foot is in point or flex (no soreness when the calf muscle is not being used), or when I put pressure on it by touching it.
Doing some self-diagnosis on Google, it seems like this is a Calf Muscle Strain.
I have an IRONMAN scheduled for 5th May (my first full distance), so this is about 3 weeks away... I have been training for this event for the last 6 months... As such, I am quite concerned! I have a physio appointment booked for next Monday.
Should I do the event? Or would I be better delaying this one for another event, and let the leg rest?
Should I delay any running until there is no soreness in the calf muscle?
The soreness is at the lower part of my calf muscle, just below where the main part of the calf muscle expands. It seems to be similarly sore on the inside, central, and outside parts of the calf, though foam rolling feels more sore on the outside side of the calf. It feels like a bruise - not sharp, but a duller aching sort of soreness, and only when my foot is in point or flex (no soreness when the calf muscle is not being used), or when I put pressure on it by touching it.
Doing some self-diagnosis on Google, it seems like this is a Calf Muscle Strain.
I have an IRONMAN scheduled for 5th May (my first full distance), so this is about 3 weeks away... I have been training for this event for the last 6 months... As such, I am quite concerned! I have a physio appointment booked for next Monday.
Should I do the event? Or would I be better delaying this one for another event, and let the leg rest?
Should I delay any running until there is no soreness in the calf muscle?