Quote Originally Posted by yellow
MP, are they actually sore or are they so tight they feel sore?

I get really bad calf pain from tightness after hiking (or running or whatever) uphill. It's right where the actual calf muscle (gastrocnemius) attaches to the plantar tendon, which is kind of low down on the whole "calf". Excruciating pain. I've found that it helps if I stretch WHILE hiking, but if I don't and the tightness comes upon me, I just have to stretch, roll it with The Stick, and essentially wait for it to "relax" for a couple of days.

I doubt you need to work your calves any more. Cycling is so good for them and you are one bad*** cyclist. Perhaps it was just the lower hyperextension (dropping your heel below the level of "flat", over and over...)?

Yeah, I think it was the uphill/downhill business. When we hike in Yosemite, going up to Nevada Falls or whatever, that is also uphill/downhill and I think that's the key. Nothing hurts while I am actually doing it - it is the next day. Will try stretching and - advil...