Hello all
I've recently taken up couch25k as I approach 50. I don't find it easy and am doing it just once a week with work colleagues. After last week's run, my right ankle seemed tender to touch and a little swollen on the ankle bone itself. I don't remember twisting it or anything.
This week we ran and I struggled so much I couldn't run the last section and ended up hobbling back to the car.
On my drive home, my ankle was increasingly painful and I couldn't bear weight on it. I've tried ice which made it throb and took some ibuprofen and I'm now lying in bed and the ankle still feels very tender. If I try to lift my ankle from the bed, it's painful.
I need to go to work tomorrow. My boss won't take kindly to me taking time off with a self-inflicted injury and so I don't feel I can stay at home to rest.
Should I go to minor injuries tomorrow or wait for a few days to see if it gets better. I'm usually quite good with pain but this is very uncomfortable.