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kateruns

posted: 1/16/2013 at 10:45 AM

I have a race coming up soon! Any tips for achy calves?

Thanks!

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Ileneforward

Milktruck say relentless

posted: 1/16/2013 at 11:07 AM

The Stick, or a foam roller. Massage those calves

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jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 1/16/2013 at 11:09 AM

No cold stretching! Only stretch those calves (and everything else) after a nice easy warm-up.

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

kateruns

posted: 1/16/2013 at 11:14 AM

Thanks this is helpful!

pr100

posted: 1/16/2013 at 4:26 PM

One-legged calf raises using a Smith machine. My balance doesn't work without the Smith machine, but it's probably better if you can just use a free barbell.

PineGroveDave

Express it.

posted: 1/16/2013 at 4:30 PM

Not much to offer, but I saw this and just had to comment. You know I love my free weights, but having a Smith machine is great. I love my Smith machine and I use it all the time.

Quote from pr100 on 1/16/2013 at 4:26 PM:

One-legged calf raises using a Smith machine. My balance doesn't work without the Smith machine, but it's probably better if you can just use a free barbell.

We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us, and make us kinder.
We always have the choice.

Nasreddin Hoja

posted: 1/19/2013 at 12:14 PM

Ever since I read that warm muscles are less likely to get sore, I've been wearing long underwear bottoms on run days, when it's below freezing. Seems to work. I'm sure the guise at the gym think I'm a wimp.

runharrietrun

posted: 1/19/2013 at 1:10 PM

Compression socks, massage, and calf raises! I do them off the edge of a stair.

pr100

posted: 1/19/2013 at 1:45 PM

Quote from Nasreddin Hoja on 1/19/2013 at 12:14 PM:

Ever since I read that warm muscles are less likely to get sore, I've been wearing long underwear bottoms on run days, when it's below freezing. Seems to work. I'm sure the guise at the gym think I'm a wimp.

I wear running tights when it's considerably warmer than freezing!

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