Whats happening to my legs?

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8 years ago 05/09/2015 3:46pm EDT

Last week I was cruising through 32 second 200m intervals with no problem. I felt smooth when I ran, and I had a light and springy step. Tempos and long runs went well as usual.

Now this week, my legs are simply just....dead. I was sick with a virus for three days, then it stopped. After that, I went out for a workout and I simply didn't have the smoothness in my legs. 40 second 200m felt like 30 second 200m! Even light jogging had my legs exhausted. I simply didn't have that bounce and springy step from before. It's as if all the strength and speed in my legs just vanished.

I don't know if its happened because of the virus because this has happened last year and in that time period I was never sick. Is it glycogen depletion? Letsrunners what is going on with my legs?

Please help me out here.

8 years ago 05/09/2015 3:57pm EDT

re: veryworried1997A1

Walk and go easy for a few days, then work back into it gradually.

8 years ago 05/09/2015 3:57pm EDT

re: veryworried1997A1

Make sure you're keeping hydrated and that your diet is healthy.

8 years ago 05/09/2015 4:01pm EDT

re: J.R.

Also the weather started to get really hot where I live and i haven't been drinking that much water. Is that a huge contributing factor to the problem with my legs?

8 years ago 05/09/2015 4:32pm EDT

re: hello123hailo@gmail.com

Try fully recovering. A virus doesn't just stop after three days.

8 years ago 05/09/2015 6:01pm EDT

re: veryworried1997A1

Possibly spring allergies? Can cause an achey legged feeling

8 years ago 05/09/2015 6:09pm EDT

re: veryworried1997A1

Just stupid to do a workout right after you've been sick. It only sets you further back. As posters above say, run easy until your legs are fresh and springy. Then you can do an easy work out.

8 years ago 05/10/2015 9:42pm EDT

re: veryworried1997A1

I had the same exact problem from sunday-friday.. it sucked but I took 2 days off and 2 easy days in that time, with one day being a meet. I am back and feel actually better than I did before

8 years ago 05/11/2015 8:55am EDT

re: veryworried1997A1

Easy. You lost 15.627% fitness from the virus. It will take months, possibly years to recover. By then you will have varicose veins and your legs will never be the same. Get used to it.

8 years ago 05/11/2015 12:50pm EDT

re: veryworried1997A1

what is your top speed for 200? Where does it hurt? Does it hurt?

If it does, micro tears in your muscles.

Or it could be a deprivation of glucose or something in your legs, if you are running high mileage. (It's probably not glucose, but it's something.) So your legs could effectively be gassed.

But don't listen to me, just watch all the responses tearing down my comment.

8 years ago 05/11/2015 1:00pm EDT

re: veryworried1997A1

You have the AIDS.

Don't worry, they are working on a cure over at UNC.

8 years ago 05/11/2015 1:03pm EDT

re: veryworried1997A1

the body is a strange thing - I think many runners have this sort of thing happen.

Just sleep 9 hours a night, overeat fat and protein, hydrate, if you crave something eat it, and wait it out.

I don't believe in stopping training - cut back on intensity if you really have trouble running fast - do tempos or easy fartleks or hills. Sometimes your legs just need a break from running fast and hard.

8 years ago 05/11/2015 2:19pm EDT

re: agip

agip wrote:
overeat fat and protein, hydrate, if you crave something eat it, and wait it out.

That is simply a stupid way to get sick.

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