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Be careful
I was getting pain in the back of my leg and assumed it was hamstring tightness. I carried on stretching my hamstrings. Instead it was degenerative disc disease in my spine, impinging on the sciatic nerve. It has left me in considerable discomfort for most of this year. Have had to do a lot of Physio and reduce activity as a result.
Next weekend I am having epidural injection into my spine under x ray to try and reduce the nerve swelling so I can then do more rigorous Physio and rehab on my back.
I am not saying this is what your problem is, but just be wary of Internet diagnosis. The pain I was getting felt like tightness in the back of my leg so stretching it further felt like the right thing to do, with hindsight it was quite incorrect.
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As @dancing james said maybe is any other problem, but if its tension just strech and roll once a day whenever possible until its fine. Won't do any harm anyways
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@Netakure, @duckers, Thanks for the replies.
No tightness in hamstring but mileage has definitely been ramped up.
Not been doing 'serious' miles for a while, just commuting and short mountainbike blasts mostly but getting back into riding my fixed more and did a 35mile fixed ride last week and 75miles on heavy steel Surly mtb this week.
Don't remember feeling it during 35mile fixed ride but maybe on the commute the day after, came on pretty early into the 75miler.
Should I foam roller after a decent ride even if I'm not feeling too bad then and there?