Help!! leg cramps while running

Biomisty
Posts: 41 Member
For the past month, everytime I run even a half mile, my legs tighten up. If I don't rest, it gets painful and my toes tingle. I don't know what els to try!!! I've changed my diet (increased potassium, Ca+)(lowered salt and caffiene) and increased my streatching. I ran in my new $120.00 Brooks Ghost 5 this morning and I could tell the cushoning was better, BUT MY CALFS ARE STILL THIGHTNING UP:((( I don't know what to try next:( I really want to do well at the Autism 5k but it's not lookin good!
ANY SUGGESTIONS WILL BE GREATLY APPRICIATED!!!!
ANY SUGGESTIONS WILL BE GREATLY APPRICIATED!!!!
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i'd actually go back to the store where you got the shoes & ask them to watch you run (i know, sounds weird, but if you got them from a specialty shop, it's not all that odd)... could be that you had a strange accommodation for your old shoes in your gait, and it'll just take a little while to get back to normal...
you say you need to rest - have you tried doing a walk/jog combination if your calves tighten up? i've found that walking a bit can help me...
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bump...I'm having the same issue.0
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Are you stretching properly? That's all I can come up with maybe others have suggestions.
I do run and have not had that problem...shin splints yes, but proper stretching and running form helped with those so maybe that can help with your leg cramps.0
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