Another thing: try a good dose of magnesium. You can get a topical cream that apparently works wonders, but for those of us who are cheaper, the oral supplements also make a big difference (double the recommended dose).

I also like my compression recovery tights, I have the fancy pants (I call them fancy pants, my husband calls them chastity pants). They make my muscles feel good. A couple of weeks ago after a long run, I put them on and could feel the difference almost instantly where I was especially tight in my ankles. Normally they just make me feel like I can return to training faster - especially any time I know the day after a race/hard ride/long run/etc is going to involve a lot of sitting around.