Mr Twinklemel has decided to take up running, got properly fitted for running shoes etc and all seemed to be going well.
However, last sunday he went out for an hour long cycle (fairly short for him), came home, changed into running gear and went out for his walk 1 min, run 1 min circuit, which takes around 20 mins for him to get round.
He came back in pain, saying that the muscles between his ankle and calf, up the back of his leg, had siezed up, getting tighter and tighter and they were visibly swollen when he returned home. They were sore for a couple of days after.
Any ideas what he's done wrong?
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You use slightly different muscles running so maybe his body didn't like it
Otherwise I suggest he sees a physio to check out biomechanical problems
The recommendation, if you're going to make this transition (bike-run) regularly, is over the last mile of your bike ride to stand up in the saddle and gently ease out your hamstrings on each rotation of the peddle. Then stretch when you're off the bike, and start running at a seriously slow pace for 50 yards untile the hamstrings have started to fully flex out.
I used to run to a spin class and run back again and my calf muscles would try to cramp about a minute or two into the run home. It went away when I kept ignoring it though - but osd's tip seems sensible.