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  1. Polar

    Calf pain/strain. Potential world-ending disaster. All hands on deck for this one pretty plu-eeeze

    ***Last update***For like, ***Last update*** For like, posterity or history; in case some poor dood suffers the same fate in the future and comes across this very post whilst doing a sweaty and desperate internet search for help. I am back to full barefoot, 10 kays per day, minimal and...
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    Calf pain/strain. Potential world-ending disaster. All hands on deck for this one pretty plu-eeeze

    Thanks JosephTree.  Thanks JosephTree. Definately not torn/ripped as I would be in far more pain. I can also walk on my tip toes, etc without pain. I'll definately use some of those techniques - warm water in a bottle sounds good. One method I use when I am sitting in boring meetings is to...
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    Calf pain/strain. Potential world-ending disaster. All hands on deck for this one pretty plu-eeeze

    Barefoot Gburg I am fairly Barefoot Gburg I am fairly convinced we have the same thing. Your post gives me hope. We gonna beat this thing. I'll keep updating as I progress. I have resolved to keep pushing and get back to full strength. BTW: I noticed skipping along the road (you know...
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    Calf pain/strain. Potential world-ending disaster. All hands on deck for this one pretty plu-eeeze

    UPDATE for those UPDATE for those interested. Took 5 days off, complete rest plus icing 3 - 4 times per day. Five days was the max I could handle. Went for slow, easy run. Literally one minute into run and both calves were balls of pain and back to square one. I walked/ran 5 kays to...
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    Calf pain/strain. Potential world-ending disaster. All hands on deck for this one pretty plu-eeeze

    Thanks man.  Does sound Thanks man. Does sound eerily similar.
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    Calf pain/strain. Potential world-ending disaster. All hands on deck for this one pretty plu-eeeze

    Thanks Lomad and migangelo.  Thanks Lomad and migangelo. Not what I want to hear but it running through it, as you say, will probably be a downward spiral. I am also thinking it could be soleus related. Looks like my past has finally caught up to me.
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    Calf pain/strain. Potential world-ending disaster. All hands on deck for this one pretty plu-eeeze

    Apologies for the long story below but I feel I need to give full detail to solve a potential personal catastrophic disaster from occuring. Full b/foot for 5 months now after a very fast transition of about 3 months (I know, I know). All went well, no serious issues. I have done 2 full...
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    Thanks Button

    Naaa.  Naaa. Unneccessary. Thanks.
  9. Polar

    Guests?

    ...even now they watch you!  ...even now they watch you! Going through your old RW posts with grimy fingers, gloating and snickering while they hunch over their sweat-slippery keyboards....
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    Guests?

    It's a common internet It's a common internet phenomanan. For any one registered user on any given forum there are 4 unregistered lurkers. OK I just made that up but it sounds cool.
  11. Polar

    Hi from South Africa

    TJKind of sad in a way - TJ Kind of sad in a way - hardly any barefoot saffers. I seem to be the only one in Cape Town. Africa is the last continent to be invaded by Nike, Asics and all the other running shoe companies. Most Africans ran barefooted or with "minimal flip flops" and...
  12. Polar

    Hi from South Africa

    Spike/JanineWhich city are Spike/Janine Which city are you from? I'm in Cape Town.
  13. Polar

    GIVEAWAY! BTB Sunglasses would like to give away a pair of their sunglasses to a lucky winner! (Ex

    I'll pimp my soul for a free I'll pimp my soul for a free pair of sunnies.
  14. Polar

    Huaraches - are they comfortable?

    Also check out Luna's from Also check out Luna's from Barefoot Ted. I have the originals with the elastisized laces. It takes a while to get the lace tightness exactly right but once done they are beeew-ti-ful. I can run pretty much as far as physically possible with no discomfort. They...
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    2012 Ultra Race Plans

    I am doing:Two Oceans 56 km I am doing: Two Oceans 56 km Ultra in April.Comrades Marathon in May (89 km).