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Do shorter runs until you can run regularly without that pain, then build up. Your strength and technique will improve together, with any luck. Pushing through the pain is a great way to injure yourself.
Keen cyclists are often shocked at how crap they are at other athletic activities. Cycling only exercises a limited set of your muscles and doesn't even use your legs fully; running demands much more from you. It's much easier for a strong runner to become an active cyclist than the other way round, IME.
For some years I was on a good all-round regimen - running, cycling, strength training, a little yoga. A couple of injuries made me cut back to relying on my daily commute and distance rides for exercise. I thought I was still reasonably fit, since I could indulge in silly commuter racing or go off on a 100 mile ride on a whim. Was a big shock when I started adding back my other activities and discovered how weak I actually was.