Hello again everybody!
So, the good news is that my calves & Achilles tendons are feeling much better.
Last night I was trying to increase my distance past 1 mi, and I got a sudden cramping on the inside of my right lower leg. It stopped me dead and I had to walk the remainder, and the cramp wouldn't release for several hours.
I got out the anatomy textbook and have narrowed this down to the "flexor digitorum longus," or maybe the "flexor hallucis longus," at least those were in the drawings that matched the location of my pain. I've never had this cramp before, and I had never heard of these muscles before last night.
Has anyone else injured these muscles, and if so, what did you do for treatment?
Is this indicative of some specific problem with my form (over-striding, pushing-off, etc)?
Thanks in advance for your collective wisdom and expertise!
(Talonraid, I love those eccentric calf raises, thanks for the suggestion!)
So, the good news is that my calves & Achilles tendons are feeling much better.
Last night I was trying to increase my distance past 1 mi, and I got a sudden cramping on the inside of my right lower leg. It stopped me dead and I had to walk the remainder, and the cramp wouldn't release for several hours.
I got out the anatomy textbook and have narrowed this down to the "flexor digitorum longus," or maybe the "flexor hallucis longus," at least those were in the drawings that matched the location of my pain. I've never had this cramp before, and I had never heard of these muscles before last night.
Has anyone else injured these muscles, and if so, what did you do for treatment?
Is this indicative of some specific problem with my form (over-striding, pushing-off, etc)?
Thanks in advance for your collective wisdom and expertise!
(Talonraid, I love those eccentric calf raises, thanks for the suggestion!)