Calf Cramps When Swimming after a Run

I was having the same! I had taken endurolytes before running,after,and had sipped gatorade during my swim and still had cramps. Sometimes I would get toe cramps if it really got bad. It seems that I taxed my calf muscles way too much during my run and blew them out when I did hard kicking.

One thing I have started doing is exhausting my calves before my swim, it seems to relax them so I dont flex them so hard during kicking. Ill do calf stretching until they feel relaxed and then I will throw in some calf raises at the edge of the pool and then go back for more stretching. I think it has more to do with tightness of the muscle relative to the position that it flexes at that may be causing the cramps.

No. 

Stop running before you swim.  You're a triathlete, you are supposed to swim FIRST!  (I can only promise you 7:45 if you swim first and run after )

^^^not right after, sometimes the same day though.  for instance, sometimes i run at lunch and then swim with a master's team at night.  or i will run the day before and swim the next day, still get cramps.

even as my fittest state (when i competed in college) i would get cramps in the pool after running during dryland training.  i was just hoping that someone knew why and how to fix it.

Wow.. You gave me the exact opposite advice.

Seriously, I used to have the same problem when I ran cross country in high school. I would immediately go to swim practice afterwards and I remember some cramping in the calves after hard push-offs the walls.

My guess it has more to do with fatigue and a schedule switch will help alleviate the swim cramps in this case. Especially if you never get them at other times. I never got them at other times either.

Different strokes for different folks.   And to clarify, I told you "not to do hard swim workouts immediately before your scheduled runs," especially when the focus should be on the run.  Nerd.

Sorry for the hyjack (Canadian spelling) Ally.