Why do my legs hurt from running?

Question

Ive been running about 20 miles a week all together and i had to stop because my calf muscle hurts so bad like right on the bone and were the muscle ends. Is it shin splints or what is it? And the pain hasn't gone away and its been about 4 days since i ran last.

Answer 1

sounds like a bad cramp or shin splints. how long have you been running like this?

Answer 2

I had this happen to me last year when I was on the school track team. I know how you feel, I kept having the urge to run and when I did so it just made my leg worst. I'm pretty sure it was a splint but whatever it is it's not that bad. My mom went out and bought me like epson salt to pour in the bath and it relaxed my leg muscles. If you can't get that just try and get one of those heating pads and leave it on your leg for as long as you can. The best thing to do is just sit it off man, I'm sorry it's not the thing you'd like to hear. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Its a bad shin split. I've had it before. Shin splits hurt when your NOT running. so if you run, it won't hurt. but the more you run the worse it gets. so what you do is ice your legs a lot of times every day. stretch out a lot. don't take a lot of hot baths thinking it helps, it won't. what you can do is also drink Motrin or other pain killers. after a while, you can keep running. but if its track or cross country, it won't go away until the season is over or until your done with it for a while. Just ice and drink pain killers.