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Help!! leg cramps while running

Biomisty
Biomisty Posts: 41 Member
edited January 20 in Fitness and Exercise
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!!!!

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  • katrwal
    katrwal Posts: 336 Member
    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...

    good luck!
  • conidiring
    conidiring Posts: 230 Member
    bump...I'm having the same issue.
  • momwhosbusy
    momwhosbusy Posts: 154 Member
    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.
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