Just curious. If you’re training for a race, what’s your weekly mileage like, and what distance are you training for? I’m stuck around 20 mpw right now because life, kind of want to live vicariously through other runners. Hoping to eventually get back to ultras, but probably won’t have time to run enough for that for at least a year or two.
I run around 12 - 16 km a week currently. That’s usually spread across 3 - 4 shorter, slower runs as I took some time off in the middle of the year due to injury and need to build up strength in my calves before I can tackle longer distances again.
Recovery mode! You doing any strength training?
I do reformer pilates regularly. I didn’t have a calf injury specifically, it’s just that I run in a way that puts more force through the calves so without a slow and proper build-up after a break I do risk soreness/injury in them (which obviously means less time running). The actual injury is just the ongoing after effects of a meniscus tear I had a few years ago. Unfortunately, it can unexpectedly flare up again from time to time and I need to rest the knee until it settles down.