RunningAHEAD - Topic: sore. everywhere. after 5k

Finished!

posted: 12/3/2007 at 3:34 PM

Wierdness - this didn't happen last yr, and it certainly has never happened after a normal "training" run - the only think I can think is I'm not as conditioned this yr (not surprising seeing as I've been benched a good portion of the yr and still relegated to mostly treadmill training) Anyhow, I went and wogged a 5k this weekend - walked around afterwards, though didn't really stretch (I usually don't) went home, had a nice hot shower...had a nice lunch followed by an even nicer nap...and then woke up and everything felt sore. Quads sore, calves sore, abs sore! Sore as in muscle soreness/tightness - I'm still working it out today. What the heck happened?! This surely isn't "normal" is it?

Walk + Jog = wog.
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posted: 12/3/2007 at 8:12 PM

Did you eat anything afterwards?

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Scout7

posted: 12/4/2007 at 8:02 AM

It can be. I'm willing to bet that you pushed yourself harder than before, and used some muscles that don't always get the workout they did for the race.

woodlandsprite

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posted: 12/4/2007 at 7:14 PM

I'm still hobbled with tight muscles today! And yes, I did eat - I had gatorade, a breakfast burrito (small with sausage, egg and potatoes) and fresh fruit...Too much carb, not enough protein?

Walk + Jog = wog.
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Crabby

Dog-Love

posted: 12/5/2007 at 12:15 AM

I agree with Scout...Try running (and mean it) intervals in a couple of weeks and you should feel it the day after and the day after that. I think its good to give your body a dose of harder running. I love my easy trail runs but I run a lot faster on short races.

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woodlandsprite

Finished!

posted: 12/5/2007 at 11:51 AM

Scout & Crabby, I bet you guys are right - I realized that my training runs are really really slow. Like Cold Molasses slow (I've been attempting low HR training because of the damage I inflicted on myself last yr while running all my training runs inadvertently at tempo). My 5k pace worked out to be 5 minutes or so faster than my training runs. And since I'm essentially still recovering from the injury, I've only been running what I supposed would be considered "easy" runs while I try to build up conditioning and stamina. the Low HR training still has be having to slow to a walk every now and again to maintain my HR in the designated zone.

Walk + Jog = wog.
I'm trying to Lose 5% at a time
I support Heifer International - join me by donating via my registry

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