No, he’s not a cow farmer! He’s not a triathlete, but has just started running after a long layoff, and I told him that the armchair docs (and real ones) here on ST would throw down their diagnoses of this problem. So, have at it and let me know what you think:
So here is my calf description:
About 2 months ago I began to feel an unusual tenderness and soreness
in the center of my right calf. I had been running 2-3 miles every
other day on a dirt track, and thought it might be because of the
running in a continuous loop. So I changed directions, and started
running a 3 mile course around my neighborhood. That didn’t help, and
now the muscle is very tender when I walk, and is sore when I run,
however as my calf warms up and is stretched out, the pain is
temporarily alleviated until I get to the end of my run when I am tired.
I have tried stretching daily and giving it rest but it did not seem
to help. Any ideas???