I've increased my miles to six a day. With that I now have blisters forming and what I call rot under my breast. I don't want to stop running and I like to keep myself challenged. For the past three years I have been in shape, weight lifting, running, cycling, walking, etc. But these stupid cramps developed at the sides of my calves.
Doctors say anti-inflammatories, coaches say ice and then heat.
I don't run with anybody so the carrot relay is out of the question. Test, we have to do as many pushups and situps as we can in 2 minutes. I do pretty well in both of those areas, but after doing the situps and then running, my legs tighten up within the first quarter mile. I am noticing that when I run I tend to lead with my hip joint. That is, when I land on the front of my foot I start to run by pushing off such that I feel a jump from my hip bones and the knees just follow.