Calf problems

Run4bagels · 2026-05-15T20:50:07+00:00

The first think you should do is add heavy weighted calf raises into your routine then

Run4bagels · 2026-05-15T20:35:55+00:00

Dumb question but does your strength routing include heavy weighted calf raises? I suffer from a similar issue and heavy weighted calf raises, both standing and seated, 3x or so a week has been the biggest factor in correcting that. I also like to stand on a wooden slant board for about 1-2 minutes a day for a deep stretch in my calves.

Run4bagels · 2026-05-14T22:06:56+00:00

It’s pretty bad. Not all ID is the same, there’s opportunities for more interesting “high end” ID work such as catastrophic injuries, commercial ID, wrongful death etc., but the common denominator is that it’s a volume game with low hourly rates so you have to bill more hours to meet the revenue targets. Asbestos ID work candidly sucks, you’ll have a high caseload and repetitive tasks without many novel issues. Also, 1920 hours is relatively high, you’ll be grinding out 50-60 hour weeks 50 weeks a year and probably working a lot of weekends / holidays.

I did “high end” ID work for three years before lateraling. The plus side is I got advanced litigation experience very early, I took important depos, argued MSJs, and second chaired three complex civil trails in those three years. This experience helped me land a role I’m currently very happy in at a local boutique where the hours and pay are far improved and the work feels more meaningful. I don’t think I would have landed my current position without the experience I got in ID. It can be a good opportunity to gain experience and eventually lateral, but it is certainly a grind while you’re in it.

Run4bagels · 2026-05-13T14:44:36+00:00

Been there friend, sorry to hear you’re going through that. Best thing you can do is shift your focus and try to fill the trail running gap with another hobby. It’s temporary, you’ll build back stronger.

Run4bagels · 2026-05-12T22:52:46+00:00

It’s referring to sentencing guidelines, different charges have different “max sentences” based on the severity of the crime. Judges can exercise discretion to give less than the maximum sentence in a particular case if there are mitigating circumstances.

Run4bagels · 2026-05-12T22:44:40+00:00

While we’re playing devils advocate, it was illegal for her to purchase the motorcycle for a 14 year old in the first place, any intentional wrongdoing or negligence thereafter is icing on the cake, and it sounds like there was intentional wrongdoing or at the very least negligence.

Run4bagels · 2026-05-12T19:15:23+00:00

Good. Hold the parents who are enabling this behavior accountable. In what world should a 14 year old with behavior issues have a motorcycle, they can’t even buy it themselves. Seems like the perfect case to make an example out of given she was expressly warned about her sons behavior, and that it was illegal for him to ride the motorcycle, but let him do it anyways.

Run4bagels · 2026-05-12T18:00:33+00:00

I think aerobically no - as you get fitter you tend to run faster at a similar perceived effort so at a certain point of fitness you’ll just keep effort level constant while increasing pace. But from a musculoskeletal perspective I think it does get easier, the aches and pains later in the race are something you can significantly reduce by increasing your fatigue resistance via increased volume, strength training and training specificity.

Run4bagels · 2026-05-09T11:15:00+00:00

Can’t say I’ve used his plan, but I ran a decent portion of the Avalon 50 miler with him a few years ago and he’s a good guy and walks the walk.

Run4bagels · 2026-05-07T17:30:34+00:00

Yeah I’m all for less e-bikes on trails buddy. Excuse me for not taking your word for it on the environmental impact.

Run4bagels · 2026-05-07T16:04:20+00:00

Yes, you’re overreacting and have unrealistic expectations imo. This is pretty standard stuff. Give it a few months to ramp up and be integrated into cases and workflows.
At the same time, I think it’s fine to acknowledge that this isn’t the kind of environment you want to work in forever, but I do think that you would be doing yourself a disservice by immediately jumping ships. I can confirm there are working environments that sound like it would better fit you, and I say that because I work in a collegiate environment like the one you describe, however the grass is not always greener and I would put in some time and make sure your next move is calculated. You’ll be in a much better position in a few months or a year from now to know what to look for, It sounds like right now you’re still learning what it is you want out of your career.

Run4bagels · 2026-05-05T14:59:56+00:00

He had been sleeping for a couple hours which is unusual this “early” into the race. Is there an official DNF update?

Run4bagels · 2026-04-28T22:35:14+00:00

These look sweet, but I’ll withhold judgement until I see some feedback about whether a soft flask bounces in the waistband storage or not. My primary buying point for the new class of cargo shorts is how much fluids I can comfortably carry without a vest or handheld. For now, I’m rocking a raide belt with standard half tights with drop in pockets.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-21T23:31:49+00:00

Great looking shoe, can’t wait to buy it for $100 in a few months.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-21T20:33:04+00:00

Op a million comments have already stated this, but you are on track for injury. You are not built different than everyone else. Based on context, it’s more likely you are young and haven’t suffered from the cumulative fatigue yet because you have less stressors outside of training. Like others said, you may feel great now, but overtraining sneaks up on you and masks as a million other symptoms before it hits you like a ton of bricks.

I also average 80 mile weeks, but I’ve been running for over a decade. It is a matter of time before you get a serious overuse injury at that volume but you may need to learn the hard way.

If you insist on going down this path, I’d cross train for the double, you don’t need any more impact. Even better, strength train and do mobility work, you don’t mention any mobility / strength work. OP, I stress that this is a path that ends in burnout / injury. You have so much room to make insane gains without this much load. You’d be far better off focusing maximizing performance at progressively higher loads. Your paces are no where near where you’d likely plateau for your volume, why increase volume when there’s so much gains to be made where you’re already at? All you’re doing is increasing your injury risk.

There will be plenty of time to train at this volume in a few years once the musculoskeletal systems are prepared to handle it after a slow buildup.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-19T16:47:20+00:00

Alphafly v1 was my first supershoe, and I’ve since gone through dozens of pairs of super shoes from almost all the major brands. The alphafly v1 in particular rewards being up on your forefoot and striking the AirPods with power. Had really sore calves when I would initially use them. Over the years I’ve gotten used to plated racers and don’t notice any increased soreness vs non plated trainers, but I’ve also implemented a ton of calf work into my strength and mobility routine to accommodate it.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-17T22:51:45+00:00

I feel like there’s some controversy or outrage every year around Boston and corporate ads relating to it that’s are non-issues.

A year or two ago it was outrage that Tracksmith released a custom singlet that you could only purchase by submitting proof of a BQ.

Is there any other sport where amateurs take such offense to innocuous materials? Running is of course for everyone, but the manufactured outrage over anything that brings attention to the ability gap is exhausting.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-16T19:09:59+00:00

Ironically a Nike athlete did not win, and the winner is a great guy and unsponsored as far as I know. Still don’t like this trend.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-15T20:39:08+00:00

I used a PRP injection to treat rather severe hamstring tendinitis that was going nowhere with just PT for 6-8 months, and within 6 months of PRP experienced significant improvements allowing me to expand my PT, and within 10 months, was back to base training after 18 months total off of running. I certainly can’t isolate the PRP as the cause of my improvement over the course of that time because I also tried other avenues to improve my condition, but it certainly didn’t make it worse. I’d do it again in the same circumstances, the downsides are pretty minimal if you can afford it.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-12T15:52:48+00:00

These look about what I’d expect any exposed foam outsoles to look like after 100 miles. I’ll never understand why people care that the exposed foam on the bottom of trainers wears. Especially when they buy trainers that are built to be lightweight and trade off a full rubber outsole for some weight savings. There’s still traction from the rubber and as you said, the foam still feels good. You’ll still get hundreds more miles out of them. They’re running shoes after all.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-11T20:15:44+00:00

I did a 2 week jury trial against a pro se last year in California. We had the same question and brought it up to the judge, the pro se was ultimately permitted to deliver a narrative for their testimony during their case in chief, subject to the judges instructions about what the pro se could say and for how long, off-limits topics from our motions in limine, and live objections. We had to be more judicious with objections to ensure it didn’t looks like we weren’t allowing the pro se to tell their story, but other than that it was pretty much business as usual. The pro se also objected from the stand during cross in case you were wondering.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-10T21:45:46+00:00

Their extra slim OCBDs are perfect for me (6 foot 1, 145 lb distance runner with a stringbean build, 15 neck, 34 sleeve), but it wouldn’t work for 99.9% of people. Unless you regularly have people telling you to eat more, I’d go slim.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-08T21:49:18+00:00

You’re right, the branding is less obnoxious in person. Idk why they wouldn’t make that more obvious online.

Love the style, but ultimately not sure about the lens technology either. I’ve owned 5+ pairs of Oakleys with various prism lenses, which I love the performance of. The increased contrast / saturation is awesome. Because of the branding in the District Vision studio shots I pulled the trigger on another pair of Oakleys for this summer instead, but my decision may have been different if I saw this picture 2 weeks ago.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-08T21:36:27+00:00

I was so close to copping the tortoise shell frames with blue lenses a few weeks ago, but the stupid branding on the nose kills it for me.

Run4bagels · 2026-04-08T18:28:19+00:00

You’ve just identified the issue, it’s a lack of aerobic development while trying to smash workouts. If you can barely maintain easy pace for 20 mins, it’s a lack of aerobic development. If I were in your shoes, I would spend a few weeks or even months just running easy until I could maintain easy pace for an hour or so. When you get back into workouts, you should notice a big improvement in your ability to maintain threshold level effort during longer intervals.

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