, first in my right calf then my left, which made me look a bit of a wimp as I winced and yelped.That was my Virgin London Marathon 2010. We all had a great weekend. We’ve raised a lot of money for Myeloma UK which is what we set out to do and I beat
Olympics was the lowest point in my career. Preparations had gone perfectly until my last race in Rieti, Italy, where I pulled my calf muscle.That 1500m Olympic final was just awful. A guy called Peter Rono of Kenya won the race. We let him win - Rono
. This tiny bit of differentness over a prolonged 15m becomes quite a big biomechanical difference, and more painful.Hopefully you’re already feeling better – take it easy, stretch your calf, don’t lace too tight and you’ll be back in no time.Q2. In the run up
promise of a day off!” Philippa Braidwood, 48, from Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey — writerWith a nasty muscle tear in her right calf just two weeks into training, Braidwood has had the toughest start to her programme. After a couple of days off, she
seemed to fit! I always listen to music when I'm building up to a race, and I need it when I'm cross-training in the gym.Why do you wear those long socks? (bald eagle1)They're compression socks. They're to support the calf and reduce soreness after
Get the right shoes and remember to stretchIf you've got the right shoes for your feet and gait, I'd say that the calf and shin problem will subside once your body gets used to running. Just make sure you're doing plenty of stretches after your sessions
, but do it slowlyI used to be a heel striker but changed to running on my forefoot, and I swear blind it makes me quicker. During the switchover I had sore calf muscles, but once I got used it I was fine. The trick is to take the change over very gradually
the full range of physiological theories put out by sports scientists and I am still just as confused as everyone else. I still static stretch when I have a tight area (lower back, calf, quads etc.) but otherwise have found that a slow jog building up over
and lethargic. I now take a diarrhoea-relief capsule when I wake up and this seems to do the trick! – Calf StrainLearn to control your breathing I've been physically sick on many occasions. No idea why I get it so bad, even when I know I've trained for the event
, while soft sand places extra stress on the Achilles tendon and calf muscles compared with firm, even surfaces, according to Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.To play it safe, stick to the water’s edge, where the sand is wet and more hard
