Last night I experienced an excruciating Charley Horse in my calf.
“A what?” you may well ask.
A Charley Horse is a term for a leg cramp that usually occurs when you’re sleeping. Apparently.
This was news to me too. Can’t say that I’d heard of this term before.
According to phrases.org.uk it’s a North American phrase that originated from baseball to describe a leg cramp. Apparently it’s a term that appears to be confined to North America and is not used or heard of in other English-speaking countries.
Enough of the trivia. There is nothing trivial about the pain you experience when woken by a calf cramping in the early hours of the morning. It would have to rate as one of the worst ways to be woken from sleep. Then I spent the next hour trying not to stretch my leg again, which seems to set off further cramping.
So why the cramping? Maybe I’m not drinking enough water? So I am consciously increasing my intake today. Lets hope this makes a difference.
Caught up with Ruth, Margaret, Ewen & Norma for coffee this morning at Birrigai Cafe down by Lake Ginninderra, the post-parkrun venue for coffee and brekkie. Janene also dropped by to say hi as well. 
I knew what you meant when you said charley horse. That must be from my time in North America. I had no idea where the term came from, so thanks for filling in that gap
. Lovely to see you today.
Interesting where words or terms come from. Mind you, I’d never heard of the term before. It was great to see you too!
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Oooh …. sounds unpleasant
Did it ease up for you to run Parkrun this am? And are you all set to run the WC 1/2 marathon tomorrow??
Haven’t heard that term since school. You need more salt on your fush and chups.
I actually have a lot of salt – it’s my weakness (apart from coffee & chocolate!). Could it be because of too much salt?
I’ve never heard the term before.
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I forgot to ask, do you supplement your magnesium? Do you get enough potassium (bananas and oranges)? Straight salt (aka sodium chloride) isn’t always enough.