Soft tissue injury

Eventually, most endurance athletes develop some sort of acute or chronic pain. How you treat it determines how quickly you are able to return to full activity.

Here are a couple of areas you might consider focusing on. Many of will do one or two of these well, but if you can really focus on several at once, I truly think there's a synergistic effect.

*Eat more natural anti-inflammatory foods - pineapple, leafy greens, and omega-3's, for example
*Massage/self-treatment - foam roller, "the stick", trigger point therapy products, light massage
*Sleep - make a concerted effort to get more than usual
*Hydration - again, go for more than usual
*Biomechanical Evaluation (especially for single-sided pain) - figure out if your pain is caused by something you can correct.
*Relaxation/Meditation
*Specific Strength Training - with a focus on rehabilitating the injured area. best to get input from a PT, certifed personal trainer, or other credentialed expert.