pain in the legs

One dark day on Usenet, "Huguito" <[email hidden]> said
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He everyone, I have been jogging on and off since I was 18 im 28 now,
these past 2 months I have been jogging ever other day, for 2 miles in
20min or so (don't count the minutes), I jog alongside the canal on
dirt road. For the past 2 weeks I decided to jog 6 days out of the
week, these past 2 days when im close to the end of my jog my legs
feel like 100 pounds , and when I finish my jog my legs and ankles
hurt pretty bad, the pain sort of goes away after taking a shower, but
sometimes it will persist throughout the next day, im not sure of the
cause of this, before jogging I walk half a mile , so my legs are
warm,

Going from 3 days per week to 6 days per week is a huge increase. It is
commonly recommended that you don't increase your weekly mileage by more
than 10%. You've increased your mileage by 100%. This is the reason you
are feeling tired and you are experiencing pain. Your body needs more
time to recover from the stress of running.

I'd start by taking a 2 or 3 days off with zero running. Then go back to
3 days per week of easy running. Once you feel comfortable with that (no
pain), go to 4 days per week. At that point rather than adding more days,
add some additional distance to one of the runs.

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if it matters im 5"7 , 170lb

Yes. It matters. If you keep a consistent exercise program couople with
limiting your caloric intake, you should be able to lose some extra
pounds.

Phil M.

--
If you can empty your own boat
Crossing the river of the world,
No one will oppose you,
No one will seek to harm you. -Chuang Tzu

Hi Phil, thanks for replying. The funny thing is i started jogging 6 days
out of the week , for just one week and half, and just recently my legs
started going out on me as i come close to the finish of my jog, when i
started jogging for the 6 days i had no problem with the pain in the legs,
but will take your advice, thanks again.
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One dark day on Usenet, "Huguito" <[email hidden]> said
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Quoted message said:

He everyone, I have been jogging on and off since I was 18 im 28 now,
these past 2 months I have been jogging ever other day, for 2 miles in
20min or so (don't count the minutes), I jog alongside the canal on
dirt road. For the past 2 weeks I decided to jog 6 days out of the
week, these past 2 days when im close to the end of my jog my legs
feel like 100 pounds , and when I finish my jog my legs and ankles
hurt pretty bad, the pain sort of goes away after taking a shower, but
sometimes it will persist throughout the next day, im not sure of the
cause of this, before jogging I walk half a mile , so my legs are
warm,

Going from 3 days per week to 6 days per week is a huge increase. It is
commonly recommended that you don't increase your weekly mileage by more
than 10%. You've increased your mileage by 100%. This is the reason you
are feeling tired and you are experiencing pain. Your body needs more
time to recover from the stress of running.

I'd start by taking a 2 or 3 days off with zero running. Then go back to
3 days per week of easy running. Once you feel comfortable with that (no
pain), go to 4 days per week. At that point rather than adding more days,
add some additional distance to one of the runs.

Quoted message said:

if it matters im 5"7 , 170lb

Yes. It matters. If you keep a consistent exercise program couople with
limiting your caloric intake, you should be able to lose some extra
pounds.

Phil M.

--
If you can empty your own boat
Crossing the river of the world,
No one will oppose you,
No one will seek to harm you. -Chuang Tzu