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Thank you SideBurn, I've just checked my Vivo's and yes what little wear is on the heel is on the outside edge as you suspected so I'll look into that muscle and see how I go.

In other news the foam roller I bought has been great and I feel fabulous for using it - I can still feel that I've had a problem in that leg but it's holding up to (ab)use nicely again.

Thanks, it actually got a lot better over the weekend without any real care or maintenance, but I did sleep in some very long very warm socks (sexy!) and I wonder if just the constant heat/compression helped??

Foam rolling has been on my "must do" list for a long time so I actually bought a roller online to be delivered today.

Between the foam rolling and better stretching I'm hoping this has just been a transient one off - maybe a deep spasm caused by my one very cold night.

The last couple of days I've been having a strange calf pain that I could do with some advice on please.

I currently run 5 to 8 miles, two to three times a week over mixed terrain in Vivobarefoot Neo shoes, so very minimalist form - I have been been running like this for a year or so with no issues so am not suspecting overuse or over enthusiasm...

My two crimes may be a lack of quality strectching on the day before the injury surfaced as I was in a rush and got slack - secondly that same night my young daughter was ill and I ended up sleeping on her bedroom floor to keep her company and I got very cold...

The presentation of the injury is a very sharp pain in my upper/outer top quadrant of my left calf muscle when I walk or jump - like a very strong stiffness - neither heat nor ice offers particular relief, and regular stretching doesn't seem to do much either - normal walking leaves me limping a bit and it's definately stiff when I've been driving the car (I have an auto so don't use my left leg).

BUT - running actually seems fine and offers me some relief and easing of the symptoms, I am not using any sort of pain killer or anti-inflammatory, however I don't want to do more damage so what on earth have I done and what should I do to fix it???  Thanks in advance.

Lou Diamonds - yup, usually my personal choice, though a different model...   

The GPS idea is for a very long run through unfamiliar territory that will include lots of innercity running, just wondered if it may be easier than constantly trying to map read - though I am a fan of cue cards!  Also easier to collate and review run stats with the GPS...

exiled claret - my confession is that I did do some research a little while back and had figured that the 305 would probably suit my needs and was an attractive price but had wondered if it was a bit "old" and whether the tech had moved on since I'd last read about it?  It seemed like a good idea to ask a huge user base for their advice...

However - I had somehow NEVER found the dcrainmaker site and particularly this page: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/07/going-really-really-really-long-with.html - that has really told me all I need to know, along with the "how to" page about uploading routes...   problems solved.

Thank you both for your input