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November 17, 2005
Owwwwwww
My legs? Are still ridiculously sore. I planned on running yesterday, but never got around to it. My original plan was to run outside during my lunch hour (I work from home on Wednesdays, so going to the gym isn't especially practical), but I took one step out side, felt the cold and wind (40 mph gusts! single-degree wind chill!), and wussed out. I know I'll have to get used to that sort of weather someday, but not right now. (I normally don't mind cold, but when it goes from 60 to 20 over the course of 3 days? It's a little hard to adjust.) I figured I'd go to the gym after work, but wound up picking my boyfriend up from the train and then venturing with him to the north part of town looking for cross-training/walking-around-town shoes. (The shoes I'm wearing now are.... ancient. And starting to look it.) I could have gone after I dropped him off at the train station, but I'd just eaten and, well, by then it was Just Too Late.Now? I'm wondering if even those 3 easy miles were such a good plan. Not only is my butt still sore, it almost feels worse. Going from standing to sitting (and vice versa) is harder than it should be, and I'm starting to feel like I'm walking funny. I was planning on hitting a spinning class tomorrow afternoon, but we'll see how I feel. I'm thinking that, aside from the sitting, the butt muscles aren't used too much in spinning, so I should be OK, right? However, I also don't want to wake up Saturday morning with rock-butt.
Now? I'm wondering if even those 3 easy miles were such a good plan. Not only is my butt still sore, it almost feels worse. I was planning on hitting a spinning class tomorrow afternoon, but we'll see how I feel. I'm thinking that, aside from the sitting, the butt muscles aren't used too much in spinning, so I should be OK, right? However, I also don't want to wake up Saturday morning with rock-butt.
The one good piece of news I got today is that despite my insanely sore tush, I'm not a total wuss. Why? Because I'm not the only one with this extreme soreness. Apparently, the instructor we had on Tuesday is not the regular instructor - the one we had today is. And she opened class by saying, "So, I hear some of you are still pretty sore from Tuesday's class," to which half the class said, "YES." While the extent of my soreness is likely due to first-timerness and overdoing it a bit, at least the regulars were also feeling pretty beat up after that workout as well.
Will I feel up to a "long" run (6-8 miles) on Saturday? We shall see.
Posted by Dawn at November 17, 2005 03:51 PM
Comments
Have you done much strength training for your legs in the recent couple of months? If not, a lot of that soreness and stiffness is quite normal after a strength training workout. I think my legs would be like jelly if I tried to get them to run on the same day as a gym session... but I've always found leg training to be extra painful, so I'm not sure I'd have the courage to try! I'm a big wuss.
Try not to neglect stretching even on the days when you aren't going to run - at least until the pain subsides. I find that it helps ease the soreness and get the muscles back to normal sooner, even if you're flexible.
We all go through a slump every now and then, and especially when it's brought on by a period of extra vigorous training I don't think it's anything to be concerned about. Take it a little easy and let your body pull itself back together, and you'll be progressing in leaps and bounds again in no time!
Posted by: Reece at November 18, 2005 01:39 PM
Mine are sore from dancing. Must be the week for sore legs. Chin up, a rest is good now and then.
Posted by: Dawn (aka Pink Lady) at November 25, 2005 01:13 PM