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I was in the final few weeks of training for a marathon when I did a training run with my son on the C&O Canal. He wanted to run like the xc kamikaze who he was at the time, and I had to keep up like the middle-aged kamikaze who I was at the time. We ran the final mile of a 22 mile run at under 6 minute pace and I did myself in. I actually felt the achilles tendon rupture. It was like getting shot in the leg, or at least how I imagine that would feel. That was the end of my ambitions for that race. If I were you, I would skip the race on Saturday. It takes weeks/months to come back from a serious injury to the achilles tendon. Not worth the momentary thrill of keeping up with your spawn or running a race you shouldn't have run. Life is long, and it's a lot more pleasant if you can avoid layering on one trauma after another. The body never really forgets any serious injury.
I have the less common 'insertional' version of Achilles tendinitis. I also have a bone spur as a result of the pulling on the tendon. It can be painful and after lots of PT and 2.5 months of not running last summer, I am back running. It's been a difficult road and I still have pain on the pavement. I have been doing more trail running which actually feels better with my heel issues. I'm not convinced I will ever be a healthy runner again. It takes more out of me emotionally and physically to have a run that I feel good about. With that said, don't push it and back off until it feels better. You don't want this to be a long term thing if you can avoid it. I believe mine is related to tight calves and some extreme hill running that I did.
You don't want this to be a long term thing if you can avoid it.