Long Distance running....

Take a break if you want, I wouldn't completely stop moving, though. I take walk breaks every 5-10 minutes to try to keep from getting worn out quicker. I am by no means a seasoned or experienced runner, though. As for your ankles, I'd check your shoes. Maybe go get fitted at a running store.

As for boredom, if I'm on the treadmill, it's Netflix on my iPad. If I'm outside, it's music. I don't run really long distances et, though. I know some people like podcasts and audio books as well.

I think you need to slow down if you've only been doing this a week and already trying to run 4 miles you're an injury waiting to happen. Build up slowly walk and run for short distances and go slow otherwise you'll have a very short running career

I agree what above poster said....you should limit your running. You need to gradually work your way up as to not give yourself a risk of getting injured. With your ankles, it may be a combination of running too much too quickly, and not having the proper shoes. Especially if you're planning to run long distances, you need to make sure you're wearing the correct running shoes for your feet & running form.

As somebody who has a variety of chronic running injuries, if I could go back in time to speak to myself I would say - if in pain, don't run, REST.

If it's muscle ache from being tired then yes you can run through it relatively harmlessly but actually if you rest for a day (which can just be doing something different or less intense) it means you can maximise everything you do. Rather than having one great run, the next day a worse run, then a worse run, then an awful run and then you just have to stop - do a great run, stop for a day, then you'll get another great run again. Actually quality is better than quantity and as you get fitter you can run more with less rests.

If it's NOT muscle ache from being tired and you run through it.. prepare to mess yourself up. It starts as a niggle and a few years down the line you hate yourself, but the thing is at the time it's just a niggle and so you make lots of stupid decisions and continue running through it. I wish I had a time machine.

Even if it is muscle ache from being tired, when you stop using your normal muscles properly as they fatigue, other muscles kick in or you start putting weight through ligaments/joints rather than muscle and you can put unnecessary stress on yourself (leading to injury) unless you're super all-round fit.

Anyway, that aside, take a rest until the pain is gone and consider:
1. do you have a proper pair of running shoes that are suited to your foot type? Evidence is moot but personally I think these make a great difference to comfort of running.
2. yes possibly go and see your doctor or a physio. However I should point out that doctors don't tend to know much about sports injuries. I mean if you have a torn ligament in your knee, absolutely go see the doctor, but if you just have a non-specific hurty knee, the doctor's basically going to check to see if the ligaments are broken or if it fits with anything else and then give you a painkiller. Physios are the people who're more trained to look at things like muscle imbalance etc. so if you think something is snapped/broken/OMG swollen then doctor, if it's just mysterious pain then ask the doctor if they think you'd benefit from seeing a physio to look at what you're doing wrong.