Yesterday I wore my new nike waffles during my 8k for the first time ever and today I am sore as hell. Is this normal and what can I do? Last night I did a 5 miler and I was fine, although I felt a little sore throughout the day.
Yesterday I wore my new nike waffles during my 8k for the first time ever and today I am sore as hell. Is this normal and what can I do? Last night I did a 5 miler and I was fine, although I felt a little sore throughout the day.
calves sore?
calves and quads, walking is difficult
um...stretching is always good, if it gets too painful to run maybe try crosstraining, but that doesnt sound like an issue, so probably just tough it out and stretch like crazy
don't be a pussy, i ran in track kennedy's and my calves are fine, waffles shouldn't do shit.
just kidding, it's no big deal, stretch, massage, and run and you'll get used to it
I dunno. I think overstretching (presumably because your racing shoes had a lower heel than your training shoes) is how you got sore to begin with--the calves were stretching through a greater range, and/or at a higher frequency, than they were used to. (And yeah, this would tend to show up a day later--the peak of quad soreness is more typically 1.5-2 days later.)
The general rule about soreness is that you can *wait* it out or you can *work* it out, but you can't *stretch* it out. I'd still say to do a little stretching, but don't overdo it, and 1) don't stretch the muscle when it's cold--do a few minutes' walking (or some easy running, if you can) first; 2) especially, don't try to "push the envelope"--don't stretch as far as you usually do, and especially not into the pain zone, because you can get injured that way.
If you don't hurt it more, the pain/stiffness should go away in a day or two in any case. To prevent it in the future, try to wear your racing shoes (or shoes with similar weight/heel) once or twice each week. Regular stretching (once the muscles are no longer tight/sore!) seems to help some people, too.