Hi

A week ago sunday, I did an 11 mile run... half uphill, half down.  When I got to the top, my calf was bugging me a little.  I didn't pay it too much attention, as I was going down for most of the rest of the run.

When I got to the bottom, I had about a mile of uphill, and it really started hurting.

I'm able to pinpoint where the pain is by pressing firmly... it's on my left calf, towards the inside, at the base of the muscle.  I'll upload a pic.

I rested a bit... ran again on Friday, 5 miles.  I started out on a treadmill, incase it started to hurt, I didn't want to have to walk back... was able to do a mile fine, so I did 4 more outside, no problem, no real discomfort.

In the mornings though, it's a bit sore when I first walk on it, and I'm afraid of pushing it more than 5.

I have a half-marathon coming up in 13 days.

My question is this..... Since it seems to be OK running on it - i.e., no apparent increase in pain.... should I continue running on it - sticking to flat land to avoid the extra stress of going uphill?  OR, should I stay off of it for a week or more?

I'm afraid that if I keep running on it, it'll stay bad and possibly get really painful during the half marathon, or even cause me to drop out part way through.

But I'm also afraid that if I don't run at all, I'll lose some fitness and the half will be that much harder.

This is my first half marathon and I don't want to miss it!  But also don't want to hurt myself.  What to do, what to do?

I've been running just over a year, and typically do 5-6 miles 3 times/week.  A lot of this has been trail/hill running, so I might have just over-stressed it.  My long runs have been up to 12 miles thus far, and I generally feel good about doing 13.1.

I have been massaging it a bit throughout the day and wearing compression sleeves.

Should I rest.... or resume normal activity, sticking to flat land?

In the pic below, red X indicates focal point of pain when pressed.

Thanks!