The cramp in your quad could have been anything you suggested. See the other recent post about leg cramps.

ohh a new kayak... I love kayaking! I am jealous. Glad you are having a great summer.

pedialyte is great... do you drink anything during your workouts as well? I might actually start to use that. I didn't even think about it. Try this...... Water (or stick with the pedialyte)- before, during, and after exercise session. Make sure you are sipping all along but 8 ounces every 15-20 minutes is a good rule of thumb. Calcium - low fat milk or yogurt 1 to 2 x daily in addition to our regular calcium supplements. Potassium - focus on fruits and vegetables, particularly bananas and cucumbers but you can also get a supplement as I think John mentioned. Sodium - even if your diet is sodium restricted, reintroduce a little salt in your diet. We need it. My husband adds in a couple grains of sea salt into his water. I've started to do the same thing. I guess the pedialyte has some so maybe you are already covered in this department. Overexertion - Are you overdoing it and are you resting your muscles in between sessions? Overtraining/exhaustion/not enough sleep can all cause leg cramps too. Once you get a cramp stretching is about all you can do at that point to try to control the cramping. Stretching is good practice for warm up and cool down. I usually do cardio for 5-10 min and warmup, stretch for 5 min, bulk of my main cardio, cool down until heart rate is normal again, stretch again.

Hope ya'll can answer them. 1. Ran 1/2 mile in 4:40. Is this good? Probably not...damn sure won't make a 7 min. mile will it? What can I do to step this time up? This is only the second time I've been able to do a whole 1/2 mile at a time. 2. Sprinted 1 city block in 18 sec. Good? 3. What are wind sprints and how do you do them? 4. I thought the muscle in my upper leg (guess the quad) was gonna rip in half when I was sprinting. Hurt like hell. Lack of oxygen, stretching, what? Thanks guys. Know ya'll come through for me. -10days! Gisela

That is very cool! I'm flying in Sat AM and leaving early Monday morning. The shower is on Sunday and I have dinner plans with family on Sat afternoon/night. I wish I had more time so we could hang out. Possibly Sunday evening after the shower if it ends at a decent hour. Do you want me to call you to see if you are available? I'll be staying at my brothers place right in downtown. If so, shoot me an email with your phone number or I can give you my cell phone.