RunningAHEAD - Topic: Cramping?

CoachPotter

posted: 3/18/2009 at 9:22 AM

I have been having issues for about 3 years with long runs and cramping in my legs. If I go for just about any activity over an hour, biking, swimming, running, what ever, my legs will cramp from my calves to my hips. I have been to a few trainers and they all say that it has to be dehydration, but I am drinking water often and I don't drink soda at all. I am hoping that someone on here my have had similar issues and might have some suggestions on how to get past this. Oh, and I do stretch, I can put my palms on the ground. Thanks

ChknWingy

Oh Mighty Wing

posted: 3/18/2009 at 11:16 AM

do you eat banana's??

mikeymike

posted: 3/18/2009 at 11:21 AM

Cramping can be caused by other things besides dehydration. What's your weekly/monthly mileage over the last 3 months and how long are these long runs?

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egge0080

Arrogant Bastard....Ale

posted: 3/18/2009 at 12:13 PM

Cramping can be caused by drinking too much water as well

mamaofthree

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posted: 3/18/2009 at 1:30 PM

The Science of Sports guys don't believe that cramping and dehydration (or electrolyte levels) are really related. I find their arguments persuasive. http://www.sportsscientists.com/2008/01/featured-series-on-science-of-sport.html Scroll down to find the posts on cramping. There may be information in there that's useful to you.

CoachPotter

posted: 3/19/2009 at 7:40 AM

My running milage over the passed three months has ranged from 28 to 41 with my long runs being no less than 8 and no more than 11. I also take days off of running and play basketball, bike or swim and with almost all the things I do, around an hour into it I start having massive cramps. I use Jack daniels milage calculator to figure the amount of miles a day for my goal milage for a week. I am not running near the pace I used to, basically just running to keep in shape. On short runs (3-4 mi) I will pick up the tempo to around 7min pace, but anything over 4 I am around 8:30-9:45. I am just getting very frustrated. I enjoyed doing tri athalons last summer, but three out of the five I did I cramped up on the run and barely finished. thanks for all the advice oh and yes I eat a banana almost everyday and I stretch and do ice baths 2-3 days aweek.

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