Charlie Horse

I played 4 soccer games on Sunday, 1 outdoor and 3 indoor. Usually I will play 2 in a one day with no problem.

I have been slacking on drinking water lately so I started cramping in the 2nd half of the first indoor game in my calves, but it wasn't that bad so I just started drinking more water and stretching a lot during the game The second game they didnt bother me at all. I am dog sitting so I had to drive to monument (30 minutes away) to feed the dogs in between my last games. I get there and get out the car and a charlie horse runs through my hamstring and it hurt so bad. I started drinking gatorade and water and trying to put some food in me to help, I even had a electrlyte gel packet one of my teammates gave me.

Soooo I am driving back for the last game and I come to a stop light when I catch a charlie horse in my right (driving leg) groin AND quad AND hip at the same time. I was trying so hard to stretch it out in the car, but it was not working at all. Finally as I'm frantically trying to stretch it the light turns green and I make the left hand turn (i am in pain and yelling at the top of my lungs in my car) and no one would let me over so I couldnt pull into the gas station.

I said "forget this" stopped at the light, put on my hazards opened my door and started stretching.The end...NO!

Then a cop pulls up behind me and puts on his lights and by this time it had gone away for the time being because I opened my door to stretch it out. I told him I was fine and got back in the car and pulled off (I was too embarrassed to tell him about my charlie horse). I made it to the soccer place with only one more small pain and stretched immediately after I parked. I was fine in the game, but i stretched for like 15 minutes after to make sure I could make it back to Monument....never the less i am so incredibly sore today :( no fun at all!

So for all of you athletes who don't like drinking water. The above story is true and hopefully you will think twice before saying water is nasty, I'll drink a pop (it's NOT soda) instead!