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Help! Will there ever be a time when my calves don't feel as though red hot fish hooks are being dragged through them?
I'm on r5 w3 X3 at the minute and while my breathing is fine my calves kill.
Will this feeling go away?
Please please say yes somebody!
I'm on r5 w3 X3 at the minute and while my breathing is fine my calves kill.
Will this feeling go away?
Please please say yes somebody!
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dippy - if your calves are hurting, maybe you need to stretch a bit more (or stretch if you don't) after warming up.
and stretch and stretch and stretch, and not just attempts at stretches, proper stretches that you hold for at least 10 or 20 seconds
and warm up and warm down
and stretch and stretch
most important to stretch after a run when muscles are tighter.
Voods you're right it is run 5 walk3 3times and I will try to stretch a bit more.
Gingerloon I don't think it's possible to run any slower. I have a treadmill in the garage that I bought with a small windfall last year and didn't use enough. I'm getting back into it (for good this time) and run on it while it is too dark to go out.
I plod at 6.2kph (told you I was slow)but I can actually walk faster - I've taken the start slow advice to heart!! I thought it was mph but him indoors says not. I'm really depressed now!
The funny thing is it stops almost as soon as I get off with no ill effects the next day. Weird.
I dont know in that case, might be worth posting on health and injury.
Maybe I need to do more before I start and stop being a wimp after the breathing is fine.