pain in leg below knee - ideas?

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Am working on the C25K interval walking/jogging program. Yesterday I did Week 3 / Day 1. But my right leg really hurt, especially in the last 3 minute run and then on my 20 minute walk to the car. Since I started 4 weeks ago, my leg has been fine while running, but hurts progressively worse while I walk afterwards. Yesterday is the first time it really hurt while I ran.

After I got home, I iced it for about 15 minutes, then took my anti-inflammatory. It hurt a bit for the next hour or two, then felt better. It hurt a bit overnight, but not at all by this morning.

I have to find out what is causing this pain and stop it so it doesn't stop me. It's right below my knee to the inside of my shin. Looking down my right leg, if my shin is Noon and the back of my calf is 6:00, the pain is at about 10:00.

I have new running shoes fitted from Fleet Feet, so I think that part should be okay.

I am running trails mostly, so no asphalt or concrete.

I am walking the five minute warm up, then stopping and stretching for 2 to 3 minutes before running and stretching after my cool down walk, which is usually 20 to 30 minutes.

At the advice of my cross country runner daughter, I laced my shoes tighter, especially near the toes; she said that sometimes helps.

Boot Camp class instructor suggested strengthening my hamstrings.

Anybody else have experience with pain that area? Any other suggestions for how to stop it? If I go back to Fleet Feet, do you think they might have insight? Thanks in advance for any help/advice. I really don't want to give this up, but today really hurt.
 
Is the pain in your soleus? Are you warming up properely? You may have some sort of muscle imbalance leading to unregulated energy distribution to the effected area. The average trail slope degree 20 so with each step one leg is hitting the ground harder than previously. Although, this is not always the case and it's inevitable to stop. Try PNF stretching, and if it's still bothering you use a foam roll. Actually, use the foam roll first. It's never steered me wrong.

Oh, when you stretch you want to hold for 20-30 seconds. If you don't you might as well not even bother unless you are ballistically stretching but that can sometimes initiate the myotatic reflex and recoil the muscle. Bad news. anyways im off my soap box now

If you have any more questions feel free to PM me.

-Stephen
 
leg pain

Stephen,

I googled soleus, and that's not where my pain is; it is on the front of my right leg - just to the left of my shin (towards the center of my body), and immediately below my knee.

I also read briefly on PNF stretching; I am not familiar with that idea, but I will do some more reading. Need to see if I can find stretches for this specific spot.

From reading some of the info on stretching, I am probably not stretching long enough, but I'm not sure that the stretches I am doing would help with the area of pain any way.

The trails I run are flat in many places, although there are some hills - a couple of short, steep ones that I just have to walk up/down. I have been trying to time/plan my run to put me more on the flat places and less on the hilly section.

I am a newbie at all this; I appreciate the help!

Sherry
 
Does it feel like a muscle that is bothering you? I don't recognize any major muscles in that area maybe besides some ligaments that may bother you maybe the pateller tendon? This really isnt something one can diagnose over the internet. Maybe since you know yourself the best you should get familiar with the anatomy of your body, specifically the parts that bother you.

I wish there was more I could do to help.

-Stephen
 
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