I timed myself in a mile yesterday for the first time since I was 15, now my legs are very sore.
Should I run again today? If so, what kind of distances and effort?
Thanks
I timed myself in a mile yesterday for the first time since I was 15, now my legs are very sore.
Should I run again today? If so, what kind of distances and effort?
Thanks
Do it ya wuss.
On a real note- do it ya wuss. about a month ago I raced my first mile in 4 years off of 3 weeks of low mileage after a 4 week break. My calfs were so rooted it took me 2:20 to cover the first quarter mile of my run the next day, and about 2 miles to not be excruciatingly tight. worth it though, once it loosened up it felt a lot better. stop and stretch for a lil bit if you need to.
and don't be a wuss.
Well I've never really run before (played other sports) so I don't know how to ease into this...
Thanks
bumping for some more input/help
thanks
woops, I just noticed I posted under a different name...
I am the OP (sore)
sry about that
Jog easy and don't worry about pace or aqua jog in the pool
This definitely needs an answer, your entire running future hinges on this next run.
Yes, run hard again today. If there is one thing that Salazar's group's success has taught us it is that rest if for wusses. Run hard until it hurts. Then run harder and longer the next day. Repeat.
How quick was your mile?
10-15 min every third day for a week is what I used to come back after a 5 month injury. Then I bumped it up to 20 minutes, then every other day... until I was running a full base building routine. It took I think 8 weeks to get up to 70 mpw (male)
That seems a very fast buildup.
yes. Do something. Walking is fine too, or jog slow. or walk/run. Whatever keeps you moving and using your running motions for 15 minutes or so -- As long as you don't have a pronounced limp. Only run as fast as you can with symmetric form. Otherwise you're just practicing bad habits which may be hard to break later and/or cause other problems.
It's good to develop a habit of running or doing something similar every day. The expression "Humans are creatures of habit" has a lot of truth. Our brains are neural networks and neural pathways are reinforced with repetition.
me? 4:32. first time in track victories in about a year and a half.