severity grade: 3
Torn/pulled calf muscle during track session of mile reps.
Rifle shot feeling - stop immediately.
Cannot put weight on it - iced when got home.
Thought it had recovered, but it flared up again after Ashbourne Duathlon.
After another few weeks have managed a couple of steady runs. So will try to build up again.
After a couple of weeks training it went again at the Big-Cow sprint race, at the end of the 5k run.
Absolutely gutted!!
Frustratingly took multiple attempts to fix.
Recovery ladder of calf stretching and raises.
First attempt - did not leave long enough.
Second time, tried to run on consecutive days.
Steady build up, every other day.
Visited osteo as well for re-alignment after second pull.
In the end decided to focus on easy running - no speedw rok and certainly no track work.