I ran a half-marathon on the weekend, and recorded a time of 1:40:26, 79th out of a total 295 runners. It was my first half :-).

However, my legs were incredibly sore afterwards because I ran the

hardest I could run and there were a lot of steep inclines (the race

was in Massachusetts, no less). A few days later, I did an easy five

miles at an 8:40 pace to just loosen up my legs a bit and they felt

much better. The five miles were done on a treadmill. Now today, five

days after the half, I planned out a 10 miler to start getting back

into running, but the lower part of my legs (like around the ankles and

near the achilles) left me in immense pain. So much pain that I had to

stop running after only 3.5 miles. My shoes are four months old, and

I've been running about 30 miles a week constantly, so I'm wondering if

it could be the shoes. This pain has come before, but in a much less

severe way. I also gave blood yesterday. Does that have anything to do

with it? Any answers would be so greatly appreciated and thanks for

reading!

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