Odd Calf pain

Triathlon Forum
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I ran for 3hrs on Sunday on gravel/dirt and felt my achilles at different points in the run, but never for long and it was off and on. I felt fine afterward. Later in the day i rode on the trainer for 1 1/2 and it became a little more painful - almost to the point where I had to get off. Felt fine on my day off on Monday. Fast forward to a run on Tuesday, 30 minutes in both of my calves felt tight and there was a certain amount of pain on the outer parts. It doesn’t hurt if I’m just walking around but running seems to irritate it. I’m racing Tupper Lake this weekend and IMUSA in 5 weeks. Any thoughts?

One thing I forgot to mention. I recently got orthotics for my cycling shoes. Don’t know if that’s relevant or not. Also, my ART guy ruled out Achilles Tendonitis because the pain is no longer in my achilles.

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Sounds like the pain is more in the muscle belly. Could be injured muscle tissue. My wife is currently suffering with something similiar for a few weeks now. We skipped a tri because of her injury. She’s been stretching and I was giving ultrasound and electrotherapy treatments but it didn’t seem to be helping. Sent her to an accupuncturist and that seems now to be starting to help. Hopefully she be ready for the next tri in a couple of weeks.