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Oh Mighty Wing
I stretch my calf and achilles... I didn't know you could over stretch your achilles!!
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I struggled for years with tight calves/achilles and associated injuries, but now that has all gone away with the following warm up exercise prior to every run. 1. Find something to lean against as if you were going to stretch your calf. 2. Rest the tip of your toe (one leg at a time) on the ground behind you as if you were going to kick a hole into the ground. 3. Completely relax the leg. 4. Roll your ankle in big circles through the entire range of motion using your toe as the pivot point 5. Change directions and continue until the ankle feels loose. These ankle rolls (what I call them anyway) have taken all the tightness out of my lower leg and has reduced my injuries to nothing in that area. Good luck.
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