10km @ Half marathon pace

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/101270215

45:53
Avg Pace: 4:35min/km

Was, of course, supposed to be taking it easy. I've hardly done any running this month. I had a 75km week, but the last two weeks have been at about 30km each. Looks like I probably have achilles tendonosis in my left calf. I've tried resting it, had three different therapists attack it last week and it still has been aching through the day badly. Started doing some eccentric stretches yesterday and ran ok. Had some on both sides in the front of the leg which happens when I push the speed.

9km Base/Test

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/85941394

45:30
Avg Pace: 5:02min/km
Avg HR: 150 (81%)
Max HR: 171 (91%)

Well, the right foot felt good and the left calf felt tight. Stopped to stretch a few times. Will see what Gary has to say today.

Pushups + 5km Test

Day five: 71 pushups

Acupuncture yesterday on the right foot.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/85084053

5km
Avg Pace: 4:56min/km

Left calf felt much better, but had a little bit of tightness towards the end. Right top of foot is bad still despite acupuncture yesterday at Uni.

3km fail

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/84413335

After taking two days off and icing my calf I tried to have another run. About 1km in I could start to feel it pulling tighter and then just stopped before it became too irritated. Went and saw Damien in the afternoon and got some very deep and painful ART massage done. Seems to think that the muscles (soleus and posterior tibialis) are just stuck, maybe a slight tear. He has recommended another two days rest at least.

Day 4: 63 pushups

Pushups and ice

Day three: 57 pushups

Bought a small bin and 5kg of ice to ice my calf through the day, have supplemented with magnesium and been applying Nurofen or Voltaren cream. Advice from physio was to ice until Monday and then see how it is. I hate being injured.

4km Test/Fail

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/83715040

Seems I've certainly done something to my left calf. Can't quite tell if its soleus or achilles tendon. Either way its ice and rest for a few days at least. First 500m it felt fine then a little bit more tightness started to creep in eventually getting worse to the point of having to say to myself 'time to walk'. I've had heaps of soreness and perhaps niggles this year, but I think this is my first real injury.

I put it down to a combination of sore/tight calves following Mt Solitary, running in racing flats and probably going a bit too hard on a few runs post Mt Solitary.

Achilles Bursitis

Self-diagnosed. Loads of ice. Don't know what I'm going to do with the shoes as it seems like they have directly caused the problem.