Ohhhh, my aching legs

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Registered: 04-09-2005
Ohhhh, my aching legs
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Tue, 05-31-2005 - 8:02am

Since my 5k on Saturday my legs have been killing me. My hips especially! Saturday was the first time I have run a whole 5K on pavement. I am usually on the treadmill. Now I need an Advil IV drip! I don't know how marathon runners do it. Their joints must be completely shot by the time they reach 40! Either that or I am just a very old 32!

Cheryl.

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Tue, 05-31-2005 - 12:23pm

Cheryl - as you get older it is harder to recover, but remember you aren't a seasoned runner yet, so soreness is normal.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 05-31-2005 - 6:42pm

I could have posted the same post, lol-- mine however is from dancing non-stop at a music fest I just went to. I seriously didn't stop from about 5pm to 2am-- and yesterday getting out of bed I almost collapsed-- but I felt good about the pain!!!


Get some icy/hot and take a nice bath. I was popping the Motrin yesterday, and then I went over to a friends house for a massage. It helped, a lot!!


Hope your legs feel better by the morning-

~IslandGirl


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