Chris_So_Cal

posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:07 PM

I have been running 5 months now. I am still trying to build a base. So I am regularly increasing milage. I find myself sore from running at least several times a week. Is this unhealthy? I haven't had any injuries so far that havn't healed up with just a couple days off. If I have made it this long I must have been doing something right. I want run as long as possible in my life. If I hurt myself now it may keep me from running later. On the other hand I want to build up a base as quickly as I can safely do. How often are you sore from running?

mainrun

posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:13 PM

I get sore every time I need new sneakers.

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runnerclay

Consistently Slow

posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:16 PM

I have not been sore from running in years .You do not have a log , so I can not tell what you are over doing. Undecided

.Soreness is a sign of over used muscles. Be careful.

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posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:18 PM

Are you sore or muscles just tight?

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obiebyke

posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:19 PM

Define "sore." And can you open up your log so we can see what you're doing? My instinct is to say you've only been running for 5 months, so your body is catching up. But maybe you're pushing too hard too fast or something...

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posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:21 PM

Rarely. And usually only after a race or very hard workout. I attribute my lack of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) to my superior use of protein products (at you Trent), but YMMV. Some people get sore, some people don't. It's pretty individual specific. But I would not recommend running too much on really sore legs. You will have to be the judge of what is too sore, but as a rule if it hurts a lot when you run, then don't do it.

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Chris_So_Cal

posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:22 PM

Well I guess I am probably only "sore" a day or two a week, but I probably have several days a week I might be stiff/tight.

Chris_So_Cal

posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:24 PM
modified: 5/29/2008 at 5:25 PM

Quote from Marcus L S on 5/29/2008 at 5:21 PM:

You will have to be the judge of what is too sore, but as a rule if it hurts a lot when you run, then don't do it.

Maybe it isn't the best way but... if I am sore at all and I want to run, I decide to run 1/2-1 mile and then see how I feel. I figure if it is something that running would make worst I would feel worse... If it feels better after running I figure it can't be that bad to run on it.

Nawk

posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:26 PM

Sore - Only after a race and I push all out. When training rarely sore... more so tight or stiff

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posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:28 PM

Quote from Chris_So_Cal on 5/29/2008 at 5:24 PM:

Maybe it isn't the best way but... if I am sore at all and I want to run, I decide to run 1/2-1 mile and then see how I feel. I figure if it is something that running would make worst I would feel worse... If it feels better after running I figure it can't be that bad to run on it.

That's probably not a bad way to go about it. Sometimes increasing the blood flow to the sore area can relieve some of the pain, which running obviously does. Just be smart and listen to your body, and it sounds like you are. Smile

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Chris_So_Cal

posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:38 PM

Also out of curiosity if you get sore... what is more likely the cause, pushing the pace or pushing the distance?

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posted: 5/29/2008 at 5:49 PM

I only get sore after a race or sometimes a big up in mileage. But, if you are sore frequently, as someone else suggested, it might be a sign of overtraining. CC

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Ennay

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posted: 5/29/2008 at 6:09 PM

sore - usually only after a race -and even then not very sore unless its a marathon. But when I had been sick, even though I felt better, I was getting sore every run for the next 2-3 weeks. I would say pace usually does more than distance, but if you are always always pushing the mileage it will cause soreness too.

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kcam

posted: 5/29/2008 at 6:55 PM

I get what I define as sore legs after a marathon. My legs muscles hurt the next day and for a few days after that as well. Definitely DOMS, and I seem to suffer from DOMS much more than others I've talked to. I mean, I can't even walk down stairs without holding onto the railing for two days! I don't run for at least 4 days after a marathon. But I don't get that feeling even from a very hard workout day in training. More likely tight or fatigued would be a better description. Depending on how tired my legs feel I run some combination of sllower/ shorter.

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posted: 5/29/2008 at 7:10 PM

Quote from Chris_So_Cal on 5/29/2008 at 5:24 PM:

Maybe it isn't the best way but... if I am sore at all and I want to run, I decide to run 1/2-1 mile and then see how I feel. I figure if it is something that running would make worst I would feel worse... If it feels better after running I figure it can't be that bad to run on it.

That works for tired muscles ok. Not so good for tendonitis or other injuries. Almost all of those will feel better after a couple miles...until you stop again.

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