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  1. Barefoot in New York City

    OK, I will try this program, once my calf gets better. It still has a bit of weird muscle strain soreness from 6 days ago. It isn't bad enough to affect me when I walk or bike, but I definitely have to wait a bit longer before running again. Generally I am in fairly good shape and pretty...
  2. Barefoot in New York City

    Mobility? That sounds like a good idea. I have been working a lot on mobility recently, though now that you mention it, never in ways that would affect my calf muscles. I do everything from attempted press handstands to back bends to attempted splits, and many other stretches to help learn or...
  3. Barefoot in New York City

    Another muscle strain in my right calf has brought me back here again, but this time I have managed it better because of the very helpful diagnosis and advice offered above by Jon from PDX. I run slowly now, and switch to a walk at the slightest sign of trouble. The pain of a muscle strain tends...
  4. Barefoot in New York City

    Yes, your comments are definitely helpful, Jon. From Born to Run, I learned that the heel strike goes away when you stop wearing running shoes, and from you I have learned that it is not quite that simple! Actually, I think Born to Run does go into more detail, but it’s been a while since I read...
  5. Barefoot in New York City

    Hmm. I have built a couple of wheels before, and even read a book about wheelbuilding. I am not an engineer or physicist, and even as a bike mechanic, I am only an amateur, but my understanding is that scientists still have differing opinions on the degree to which the hub of a rolling wheel is...
  6. Barefoot in New York City

    Hi Jon. I have had cramps before, from swimming when I was out of shape, and they were just as you describe them: involuntary muscle contractions that went away almost immediately with a bit of calf stretching. They only caused very slight delayed onset muscle soreness, or none at all. The...
  7. Barefoot in New York City

    I started barefoot running after reading Born to Run, and that was at least seven years ago. That book covers so much ground that some of it seems like extreme pop-science, or maybe even pseudo-science, but I still found its main argument very compelling. Since then, there have probably been...
  8. Barefoot in New York City

    After reading a bit on this forum, I realized that my calf cramps are very similar to a lot of other barefoot runners’ calf cramps: they hit at about 1.6 km, always while I am running slightly uphill on paved road, and usually when I am pushing my speed a little. They are nasty cramps that force...