On 2/14/2012 10:20 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> First I drove my car to the garage, and then I walked home. Apparently
> that's about 1.25 miles. (According to the wibbly wobbly line I drew in
> Google Earth anyway.) Then I wanted to go visit a friend, but she said
> she was going out shortly. I attempted to jog over there - yeah, that
> didn't happen. I /was/ fairly wet by the time I arrived though (bearing

> Apparently the trip is about 2.75 miles each way.
>
> My legs hurt now. To be fair, I think it was probably the jogging that
> did that. The impact of hitting the ground did feel fairly extreme.
> (Sure, I jump around all the time at dance class, but that's on a sprung
> dance floor, not a concrete footpath.) So yeah, I may have slightly
> strained the tendons. I'm sure it'll stop hurting in a while.
>

That sounds reasonable from what you describe your normal activity to 
be.  You just used a lot of muscle groups in ways that you don't 
normally use them.

Expect to be sore and in some pain if you have not been jogging and then 
you try to do 5 miles.  Do pay attention to what may just be muscle 
soreness and what may be actual injury forming.

But the best part is that if you take a couple of days off from running 
and then do it again you will eventually feel better and not be in so 
much pain.

A good pair of running shoes can help lessen the impact and pain.  If 
you want to run regularly then you should reserve your running shoes for 
just that - running and not wear them for just going out.

Also, running on concrete can be pretty hard on the body - running on 
asphalt can make a big difference.


Tom

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