Apparently, the solution to relieving leg cramps is mustard or pickle juice.  No, you don’t rub it on the cramp.  You eat it.  I just found out recently that LA’s dad swears by it.  Because of the high likelihood of leg cramps during mission bowl, I was interested in looking more into this.  A google search resulted in finding this info at Health911:

“Mustard For years coaches have given mustard to their athletes with leg cramps. Cramps are sometimes caused by a deficiency in acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter that stimulates your muscles to work. Mustard has acetic acid, which helps the body make more acetylcholine. Take a spoonful or two of mustard.

Pickle juice As with mustard coaches have given pickle juice to their athletes with leg cramps. Cramps are sometimes caused by a deficiency in acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter that stimulates your muscles to work. Pickle juice has acetic acid, which helps the body make more acetylcholine. Take a few ounces of pickle juice.”

It’s unfortunate that mustard and pickles are two things I dislike.  In fact, mustard and pickles (and occasionally onions) are things I specifically ask to be excluded from my burgers or sandwiches.  I haven’t tried to see if it works and would be quite disappointed if it didn’t, especially if I forced myself to eat a whole pack of mustard.  BUT, with the chance that it might work, I might actually store a few mustard packets in my bag for mission bowl.

And upon my google searches, I found out that getting leg cramps in the middle of the night while sleeping is not all that uncommon.  That happens to me occasionally and sometimes more frequently and it sucks!  You’re just sleeping fine and all of a sudden your leg cramps and you get this shot of intense pain but you’re still kind of half asleep, so you’re trying to fight the cramp while all woozy.  And then in the morning, the leg is all stiff.  Yeah, it sucks.  But, I don’t think its bad enough to warrant keeping mustard packets by the bed.