Hi DoozerMcDooze, sorry to hear this😐it could be a knotted muscle ( I have felt something similar once). Elevate and ice it (packet of frozen peas wrapped in a tea towel).
It should feel easier in a day or so, but if it gets worse get proper medical advice.
Could have been you were a bit dehydrated and/or pushed a bit harder than usual.
Lots of us have invested in Massage therapy roller sticks to help with tight calf muscles. Do read the instructions before using one though and don't use it if your injury is serious.
Adding toe lifts and heel drops into your post run stretches can be helpful too. Stand on the bottom stair facing up with your heels half off the step. Go up onto your toes and hold...then back to level. Then gently drop your heels just enough to feel the stretch, hold and back to level. Repeat a few times. It feels really nice after your run.
Hope this is helpful...take a few days off running too obviously. xx
Oh no 🤦♀️ sorry to hear this!(no idea what it could be) but rest sounds best. Hopefully you recover quickly as you’re enjoying your running so much 😊
I strained my calf on my first or second run post C25K graduation in Sep. I got loads of great advice from the forum. In particular rest-up until your healed (there’ll be plenty of time to run again once you’re better) and when you start again do loads of stretches before/after your run and take the first few runs slow and easy. It worked well for me. I’m injury free and enjoying my running.
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