I now know why we don't bike/run/swim. I ran 7 mi. last night around the Y track then went to do laps w/o stretching or anything. I got earaches for some reason, but they went away. Then WHAM my left calf seized up... I felt a golfball-sized knot under my skin for about a minute. I put a float between my thighs so immobalize my kick and kept going after putting ice on my leg for a couple of minutes.

Its still tender today. QUESTION: I have Ralph's in a few weeks, so I'm being paranoid, but should I baby my leg at all, or just do whatever my schedule normally called for?