All it took was a Twitch

It is a rare occasion that I suffer cramps in my calf muscles when I sleep; all through this year, I can only remember it happening once before, and last night was the second time.  On the first occasion, it was a result of a very hard run and last night was no different.

The Fastwitch got its second outing yesterday evening.  The glamour and excitement of the shoe had gone and it was all business last night.  The first thing I felt was that there was a distinct lack of cushioning, with the leg muscles having to provide support and absorption of the running impact forces.  This in turn meant there could not be any slippage in form, as least for me.  No such problems with the Asics because the cushioning in those shoes is so much more superior that even with poor form, the legs are having a good time.

The upside to all of this (for me) is that my normal stride is so much more easier to make, and I ran much faster than I normally would.  A shorter recovery stride now felt lazy on the Fastwitch because I felt there was no problem, no effort even, in making the normal stride.  To cut a long story short, I went 8k last night fast and I am aching all over now.  Too much, too soon after the fasting month.

The only consolation is that not many running people are out tonight because there is the haze that has descended over all of Singapore.  Walking back into the home from the car park just now, I could already tell there was the smell of burnt wood in the air, and that meant the haze was back and bad.

Anyway, here's a picture of the shoes that did me in last night