Sore Legs

[Gillian1970]

On Week 2.....does your legs ever stop getting sore?

[Bazza1234 Graduate]

Yes - in a few years!! Slight soreness is a good sign - that you are working muscles that have not been worked before You work them - they get a bit sore- they then get stronger with rest.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Yes and no. I’ve graduated and I find on a normal running day (comfortable pace, less or equal to 5k) I don’t have any soreness, and very few aches... on a day where I either push speed or endurance I do feel some. I think it’s when I push the limits of my fitness, and that would explain why they went as I got into week 7 and beyond... the early weeks of this do push you quite a bit.

[Tartancat Graduate]

Love your name!

And UnfitNoMore has summed it up. Once your legs get used to doing all this new exercise and get stronger, the aches will go .... until you up the stakes again!

[DNB2512 Graduate]

Are you stretching after your runs? I'm sure this helps with my sore shins. The app doesn't mention stretching, but there's some guidance on the NHS website here:

nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/h...