Calves badly aching while jogging?

iphone4quest

I started jogging back a couple of months ago, currently I'm reaching 5-6km in under 40mins. I'v been doing this each saturday morning for the past few months with no problems, obviously a little pain and sore legs after but nothing overly sore.

The last few times iv gone, iv been getting really bad unbearable pains in the back of my calves after just 20mins light jogging, so sore iv had to stop & stretch and then im unable to jog the rest because the pain is so sore ;(
I haven't been doing anything different then any other jogs iv done.

I can suck up a little pain but the pain is unreal and bothering me that I can't finish out my jog.

Is there any reason for this or any suggestions on how to prevent it from happening?

Just to add don't know if it makes a diff but I do trx classes twice a week and spin twice a week. I get enough protein in my diet for recovery.

Appreciate any advice.

Zombienosh

TRX twice a week and spin twice a week then jogging 5-6km, you're probably not giving them enough time to recover, what's "enough" protein?
With that amount of work you'd want to make sure your diet is up to par for recovery and have a rest day.

iphone4quest

Zombienosh wrote: »

TRX twice a week and spin twice a week then jogging 5-6km, you're probably not giving them enough time to recover, what's "enough" protein?
With that amount of work you'd want to make sure your diet is up to par for recovery and have a rest day.

Monday - spin
Tuesday - trx
Wednesday - rest
Thursday - trx
Friday (not every Friday) - spin
Saturday - jog
Sunday - rest

Protein intake - 1g per pound of body weight.
Diet is generally clean & heanthy.

larrymiller

Call the vet!

drdeadlift

get a deep tissue massage on your legs

TheZ

Do you drive?

Foam roll
Stretch
Heel lifts in shoes and runners

deadlybuzzman

I used to get the same thing in both my calves and the muscle running alongside the shin.
Turned out I just needed to run less and recover more.

Oregano_State

I started upping my running last July after a 2 years of basically not running at all. It took my calves ages to get back to the point where I could train 3-4 times a week without being in knots constantly. By ages I mean months. Increase the amount you run gradually.

I'd advise daily foam rolling and stretching, and if that doesn't sort it in 3-4 weeks time, go see a physio.

AlejandroKa

Are you wearing Nike runners by any chance? They are entirely unsuitable for running/jogging on concrete. Need to get a pair of runners fitted to your running style, and not some stylish runners you want to adapt to. Nike are slick and have great marketing but when it comes to ourselves pounding the pavements, they just don't cut it.

Oregano_State

AlejandroKa wrote: »

Are you wearing Nike runners by any chance? They are entirely unsuitable for running/jogging on concrete. Need to get a pair of runners fitted to your running style, and not some stylish runners you want to adapt to. Nike are slick and have great marketing but when it comes to ourselves pounding the pavements, they just don't cut it.

Nike make some excellent running shoes and have a great range to suit most runners.

Burkatron

OP, you never stated your height weight, fitness level etc. This could be a big factor!

Some of this has been stated before in this thread:

• Start Foam rolling!
• Learn to stretch properly
• Get your running gait checked by a professional
• Give yourself more recovery time, I'd drop the 2nd spin on a Friday & see how you feel after a few weeks

You could also dial back your running for the moment & build it back up slowly! Also running once a week wont condition you for it! Adding a second day at a reduced rate could be the answer! If you want to run I'd look at starting again with a programme like couch25k!

Antisocialiser

Definitely invest in a foam roller.

Use the technique in this video to hit the calves properly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-QVp23IrNs

Dermighty

AlejandroKa wrote: »

Are you wearing Nike runners by any chance? They are entirely unsuitable for running/jogging on concrete. Need to get a pair of runners fitted to your running style, and not some stylish runners you want to adapt to. Nike are slick and have great marketing but when it comes to ourselves pounding the pavements, they just don't cut it.

I wear Nike Lunar Eclipse II's and they're better than any other brand I've tried.

glic83

AlejandroKa wrote: »

Are you wearing Nike runners by any chance? They are entirely unsuitable for running/jogging on concrete. Need to get a pair of runners fitted to your running style, and not some stylish runners you want to adapt to. Nike are slick and have great marketing but when it comes to ourselves pounding the pavements, they just don't cut it.

I have changed over to nike pegasus and there is a huge difference always found asiscs never really suited my feet and used to get blisters just beside the ball on my big toe and the instep, now I've always bought my runners in a running shop so they are propper runners no cheap stuff on sale but since I changed over to Nike its really helped me.

jugger0

Dermighty wrote: »

I wear Nike Lunar Eclipse II's and they're better than any other brand I've tried.

The Free runs are the best shoes in existence.. like running on pillows.

Transform

Antisocialiser wrote: »

Definitely invest in a foam roller.

Use the technique in this video to hit the calves properly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-QVp23IrNs

dollars to dougnuts bet it has less to do with the shoes and more to do with whats covered in the vid.

Can you do all the tests shown? Foam rolling them daily?