Lungs in better shape then legs?

I think that's how you feel early in the season before you have done any speedwork. Also, I think that this feeling is caused at least in part because of Tim Noakes's "internal governor" - you just can't go all out after not having done it for a while; you have to retrain your "internal governor."

maybe your legs are unrecovered from your last workout due to effort, bad sleep, or bad diet

Interesting theories

I have always been like this. I have never run out of breath on a run.

Training is not just about aerobic capacity, that's why a cyclist can just hop off a bike run. Muscular endurance needs to be developed as well.

thats a sign to start speedwork

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Baby I was born this way wrote:

Aren't breathing hard at all but legs are burning and have to slow down.
What the heck is going on.

I feel like my lungs are in sub 15 shape but my legs are barely sub 17!

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I've always had this same issue as well, but it's definitely not related to doing lower mileage for me. I can't tell you how many times I've thought during runs/races, "If only my legs felt good, I'd be amazing." Someone else alluded to this, but the key for me has been to really focus on recovery, primarily sleep and hydration. My legs just don't seem to recover as quickly as others, especially with respect to density of workouts. I'm generally okay if just doing mileage, but throw in too many workouts, and that's when my legs start to feel worse while at the same time my aerobic system can always handle everything pretty well.

Sounds normal to me.

When I'm out of shape, I feel it in my lungs. When I'm in shape no race distance puts me out of breath even though my legs physically can't move any faster. However, when I finish racing balls-to-the-wall it sometimes takes ~5 seconds before I can breathe normally again.

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Baby I was born this way wrote:

Aren't breathing hard at all but legs are burning and have to slow down.
What the heck is going on.

I feel like my lungs are in sub 15 shape but my legs are barely sub 17!

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Baby I was born this way wrote:

Aren't breathing hard at all but legs are burning and have to slow down.
What the heck is going on.

I feel like my lungs are in sub 15 shape but my legs are barely sub 17!

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This is what happens exactly in long distances. In a marathon, many people can talk up to the last few miles, but the legs are falling off. Just an observation, but the people that are breathing hard in the last few miles are having better races.

So, tired legs means lack of endurance. That's what I'd say. Doesn't Hadd say this as well? Fatigued legs is a sign of not enough aerobic development.

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Ax wrote:

I've always had this same issue as well, but it's definitely not related to doing lower mileage for me. I can't tell you how many times I've thought during runs/races, "If only my legs felt good, I'd be amazing." Someone else alluded to this, but the key for me has been to really focus on recovery, primarily sleep and hydration. My legs just don't seem to recover as quickly as others, especially with respect to density of workouts. I'm generally okay if just doing mileage, but throw in too many workouts, and that's when my legs start to feel worse while at the same time my aerobic system can always handle everything pretty well.

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