Originally Posted by
JackieO
Little Rock, I'm also a runner, but haven't had many problems with achilles tendonitis. That is until last week after a 70 mile hike (not sure what about this hike was different, but maybe because I wasn't running hills as much usual before the trip). Anyway, my achilles tendon became tight, hot and swollen. I've taken the last five days off running, iced and elevated a lot. It's nowhere near as painful, definitely not acute pain.
All that to ask, when do you know it's okay to run again? Do you wait until there is no more tightness, just a little, go for slow runs to test it out? I know you're probably not a doctor, just curious about your personal experience with this. The last thing I want to do is take weeks off, but then again I don't want to create a long term injury.