The . . . fabric of universal justic is well cramped and bolted together in all its parts. --Burke. 4. To form on a cramp; as, to cramp boot legs. 5. To afflict with cramp. When the gout cramps my joints. --Ford. To cramp the wheels of wagon, to turn the front wheels out ...
They are most common in the legs, especially the calves and hamstrings, more rarely the quadriceps. Cramps in the upper body are rare. Fatigue and heat are major factors, but not dehydration and electrolyte shortage (that’s a myth). Night cramps are a lot like exercise-induced cramps … ...
Narrowing of the spinal canal places pressure on the nerves in the spine which can cause a cramp like pain in the legs. Pain tends to get worse with walking and may ease by bending forwards slightly as your walk e.g. leaning on a shopping trolley as bending increases the space in the ...
Along the way I paused and sat for several minutes to rest my aching legs and arms (with two full bottles of liquid, my bag was heavy). And I struck up a brief conversation with a fellow from Thailand for whom this was marathon #50, with the goal of reaching 100. As I resumed my...
Along the way I paused and sat for several minutes to rest my aching legs and arms (with two full bottles of liquid, my bag was heavy). And I struck up a brief conversation with a fellow from Thailand for whom this was marathon #50, with the goal of reaching 100. As I resumed my...
While it may not be a preventative, stretching, however, can help to relieve cramps in the moment. Eat Something Beforehand If you go into a workout under-fueled—meaning you don’t have much in the way of carbohydrate stores—“you run the risk of being low on energy, which can make...
meaning but frazzled volunteer, and especially if all drinks are served in the same nondescript white Dixie cup (though as I write this now during the COVID-19 pandemic, individual cups served by volunteers may soon be a thing of the past). And another example of Fargo’s keen attention ...
No runner likes having to waste time and energy at an aid station sorting out which drink is which with a well-meaning but frazzled volunteer, and especially if all drinks are served in the same nondescript white Dixie cup (though as I write this now during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
For their part my legs felt limber, felt strong, though at the same time I wasn’t naïve — I knew I hadn’t yet recovered from Tokyo, and especially with all the travel. And so, in the back of my mind, I knew that at some point this morning the bill(s) for my truncated re...
“Michael!” I glanced back. An older gentleman in a blue bib number — meaning he’d completed at least ten “voyages” — addressed me in a South African accent (one of my favorite accents in the world, mate!), and I remembered the bib pinned to the back of my shirt. “Let me...