Comments on: Calves = ow http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/ Training for my next race, making chocolate, and trying not to mix the two too much. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:27:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Karen in Calgary http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22385 Karen in Calgary Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:02:21 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22385 I'm not much help with muscle pain. Sometimes I do runs when I shouldn't hurt at all, but do, and then I do an incredibly hard effort and they don't. I once knew a guy named Garnet. I thought he was kind of cool, maybe even a gem in the rough. I've always thought of garnets as gems - never knew they were used in abrasives. Then again, that Garnet guy turned out to be pretty coarse in the end, too... I’m not much help with muscle pain. Sometimes I do runs when I shouldn’t hurt at all, but do, and then I do an incredibly hard effort and they don’t.

I once knew a guy named Garnet. I thought he was kind of cool, maybe even a gem in the rough. I’ve always thought of garnets as gems - never knew they were used in abrasives. Then again, that Garnet guy turned out to be pretty coarse in the end, too…

]]> By: 21stCenturyMom http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22377 21stCenturyMom Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:11:50 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22377 That doesn't sound so expensive to me if you can go back whenever you want. And they have to make money to maintain the picnic grounds and restrooms and stuff, right? $16 bucks for several days worth of fun seems pretty cheap and how many garnets would it take to make 20 pounds? At least you can limit your kid by saying he needs to pick the 'special' rocks or something. As for the calves - get a foam roller or a 'stick'. They really work. And congrats on the 9 miles. That doesn’t sound so expensive to me if you can go back whenever you want. And they have to make money to maintain the picnic grounds and restrooms and stuff, right? $16 bucks for several days worth of fun seems pretty cheap and how many garnets would it take to make 20 pounds? At least you can limit your kid by saying he needs to pick the ’special’ rocks or something.

As for the calves - get a foam roller or a ’stick’. They really work. And congrats on the 9 miles.

]]> By: deene http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22376 deene Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:09:20 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22376 sorry about the calves, maybe lots of ice packs? you're doing great with the distances? I used to stop along side a highway in norther Ariz. where you can find garnets(about the size of aquarium gravel). I picked a few but didn't know what to do with them. now that location is fenced off. sorry about the calves, maybe lots of ice packs? you’re doing great with the distances?
I used to stop along side a highway in norther Ariz. where you can find garnets(about the size of aquarium gravel). I picked a few but didn’t know what to do with them. now that location is fenced off.

]]> By: Brendan http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22371 Brendan Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:11:54 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22371 Did you do the ice bath thing? as I recall, you were doing that wen I dropped off the face of the earth. I've been wondering how well that worked. Did you do the ice bath thing? as I recall, you were doing that wen I dropped off the face of the earth. I’ve been wondering how well that worked.

]]> By: Linda http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22370 Linda Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:10:42 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22370 Nine miles is great, I'm jealous!! I remember, way back, when I was doing nine miles and you were jealous grrrr((&^%^^&(*! Nine miles is great, I’m jealous!! I remember, way back, when I was doing nine miles and you were jealous grrrr((&^%^^&(*!

]]> By: david http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22369 david Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:26:56 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/07/01/calves-ow/#comment-22369 Nine miles? Awesome Jon! That's good in the grand scheme of things. As far as the calves, I just have to ask ... did you stretch after you ran? Even if you did, keep stretching. Nine miles? Awesome Jon! That’s good in the grand scheme of things. As far as the calves, I just have to ask … did you stretch after you ran? Even if you did, keep stretching.

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