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Subject: calf cramps
I am a 62 year old runner training for my first spring triathlon.
Now that I have started bike/run brick training, I am having a terrible problem with leg cramps. My legs feel fine coming off the bike, but the calves immediately seize up when I start running. Last week they started to relax after the first mile, but today my left calf never relaxed until I quit running altogether after 2 miles. Walking and stretching do not help.
There is no problem when I start with the run.

Any ideas?
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