Niggle at back of the ankle, bottom/inner Calf

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connelld Jul 2011 1:20pm, 13 Jul 2011 3924 posts	0 connelld Recently I have had a niggle at the back of the ankle near bottom/inner part of my Calf. When I am warming up I feel it occassionaly but when I start running it's fine. I sometimes feel a twitch when walking but it's generally fine. I raced at the weekend and it felt okay and I had a good run. Long and short of it, I'm not sure if I should continue running with it until I see my physio or rest it. Any thoughts?
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2011 1:23pm, 13 Jul 2011 24956 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Tension relax your foot on landing relax aline and run
connelld Jul 2011 1:26pm, 13 Jul 2011 3925 posts	0 connelld Sounds good :-). Do you have any hints or excercises that would relax the foot more?
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2011 1:29pm, 13 Jul 2011 24959 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Well I had this I think practice landing on a floppy foot whilst standing taking the tension out of it. Are you a forefoot striker
connelld Jul 2011 1:36pm, 13 Jul 2011 3926 posts	0 connelld I land on the back of the foot. It definitely seems like tension as my shin occassionaly twinges too. The exercises should help though as physios tell me my body is tense.
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2011 1:38pm, 13 Jul 2011 24963 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Roll the ankle as well whilst standing plus a sports massage. I suppose ease off the speed work for a bit until it loosens up.
connelld Jul 2011 1:43pm, 13 Jul 2011 3927 posts	0 connelld I'll try to get a massage booked and stick to constant paced runs. Any excuse not to train on the track :-). Thanks for your help HOD. I'm glad I posted now.
SODIron © 2002 Jul 2011 1:46pm, 13 Jul 2011 9428 posts	0 SODIron © 2002 massage, stretch, drink loads of water, rest, easy running* * delete as appropriate.
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2011 1:47pm, 13 Jul 2011 24967 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Sorry forgot the stretch I thought that went without saying
connelld Jul 2011 1:58pm, 13 Jul 2011 3928 posts	0 connelld Never presume medium distance runners have the sense to stretch ;-). Only joking, cheers SOD and HOD.