[quote]Flagpole Willy wrote:
Not sure what Slow Runner will say, but I agree with his statement on icing. You want to warm up before running. Cooling things down before running can lead to injury. That's what logic and a couple of trainers have told me. I'm open minded enough to listen to someone who has different info, but that's the info I have.[/quote
Exactly. Your muscles are tighter when they're cold, and the fluid in your joints is more viscous. For the same reason you don't go run 200 repeats with no warmup, you want to let your legs warm up again after icing before vigorous activity. Otherwise, you're more likely to get injured.
(Sorry this took so long; I thought I'd posted it from work, but my browser there crapped out).