Subject: Calve and Shin tightness when running Hi Everyone,
I'm just getting back into training and ran my first 5K in over 20 years last weekend.
At present I am still extremely overweight (270lbs ) and my training load is still light.
I have found that whenever I run more than 4-5 minutes my calves and the muscles that are in front of the shin bone get very tight. During the 5K I took it very slowly but still was only able to run for 10 minutes before my lower legs were so tight that I had to stop and walk for 3/4 of a mile.
This is very frustrating as I believe aerobically I am ready to put 15-20 minute runs together, but this lower leg tightness causes me to stop and walk. Any idea's as to what could be causing this and how to overcome it?
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