Ankle pain during/after running?

[sushikam]

I have read through many of other questions on Yahoo about ankle pain while running, and I can't seem to find anything that will explain the reason I am feeling the pain I am.

First off I want to let you know that I just recently started working out about 2 weeks ago, and started running at about the same time. I haven't been running a lot, but I do try to do it everyday...sometimes it could be considered more of a jog.

I started experiencing ankle pain the other night while running, but it went away shortly after I built up some speed. Well last night I started running, and it hurt (badly) and the pain wouldn't go away, so I only ran a really short distance because the pain was so uncomfortable.

What might be the cause of this? Is it because I am new to running and haven't built up enough strength in my ankles to support me? Or could it be something like I need a new pair of shoes?

Just want some thoughts and opinions on this, thanks!