Elipses help, but don't translate perfectly - your foot isn't pushing off, coming up and snapping forward completing the stride. So the muscles for those actions aren't used.
If you can't run, you can't run. But to get ready to get back to running, you can work out your running-specific muscles in the meantime. Example: my muscles on the front of my shin can hurt a lot when I get back to running (from just cycling). I'll do lots of ankle lifts on a little machine in the weight room to get those muscles back in shape.