This is almost word-for-word what I told my wife.

If I had been able to do the mechanics of running, I would have gutted out a few yards, but the ankle isn't quite up to it yet. Will wait a bit and give it another shot.

I haven't had a lot of injuries (until recently) but definitely agree you have to work through them. I injured a calf muscle about 4 yrs ago (suspect some minor tearing). I could start out running and then it would spasm and lock up, so I would run until it just started to spasm and then walk.

It took a few weeks but I was gradually able to extend the distance until I could run without problem.