Normal running aches?

5ladybugs
5ladybugs Posts: 135 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So I decided to try my c25k app, I went to the end of week 5. (Since i have been running on my own for about 5 weeks) I DID IT!!!! I didn't think I could run 20 minutes straight. I stopped to walk but only to the count of 10.
I think it pushed me!
Ok I just want to know if this is normal running aches! The inside of my knees hurt, like the inside edge, only for about the first 1/2 of the run.
And my feet hurt the second 1/2 hahaha I have new nutreul Saucony's.
I find my breathing is good, I feel like I could easily keep running but my legs and feet are DONE!

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  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    Part of the benefit of using the C25K app from the beginning is that it allows your body to build up to the longer running periods. A lot of people forget to stretch before and after running, too and it's very important to do so. You also may need to get a new pair of shoes.
  • MrsRawwwr
    MrsRawwwr Posts: 166 Member
    Congrats on a positive experience! The 5 minute warm-up is not near enough warm-up for me. If that's all I do, I have weird aches as well. Good luck!
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    When you got your shoes were you evaluated for your stride? Or did you just pick a pair. Because the aches you describe are both specific ones that the people that did my running evals asked about when I got mine done. So you might be running in the wrong shoes.

    Warm ups have pro and con articles all over the Internet. I personally "warmed up" with about three minutes of stretching before my 12.5 mile run yesterday and ran the whole thing at practically my 10-K pace. So warming up may or may not be a factor.

    The other factor, as mentioned above may just be that you pushed too hard to fast. I understand that desire, I've been guilty of it myself. But you definitely open yourself up to aches and injuries when you push past your actual capabilities at the time. Some pushing is good and should happen, that's how we improve over time. But remember to listen to your body and it's pains and if it's truly telling you to stop, then you should dial back.

    It can be hard to tell the "want" to stops vs the "need" to stops sometimes, but the more you run and the more you pay attention to how you feel during and after the more you'll start to recognize the difference.

    And remember to have fun. ;)
  • 5ladybugs
    5ladybugs Posts: 135 Member
    I was evaluated at a running store for my shoes.
    I know it looks like I jumped into the week 5. However I've been slowly working my run/ walk up for over a month. So I didn't jump into it. When I looked through the program, what I've been doing naturally is very similar to the program. Maybe a longer warm up? I don't know.
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    A month of running is still pretty close to the beginning. It takes a while (months) for the legs and feet to fully adjust. So, the pains you are having are not out of the ordinary.

    What might help is to ensure your stride is good as this will help to minimize knee and shin pain. Google "Good Form Running".
  • 5ladybugs
    5ladybugs Posts: 135 Member
    Thank you, thats what I wanted to know was if this is normal!
    Off to google!
  • mrshoneybear1014
    mrshoneybear1014 Posts: 275 Member
    My legs hurt the whole time practically I am doing c25k - I just started week 3 and I am 130lbs overweight. I just chalk it up to being normal!
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    I will add that pains like that are fairly normal in the beginning but as you become fit and your feet and legs get stronger they should all go away. Running is not supposed to be painful, except for the pain of pushing yourself to the limit.
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    Remember, rest days are just as important as work out days...
  • elzettel
    elzettel Posts: 256
    Little aches are normal as you push your body. Do any of these aches force you to limp or change your stride in anyway? If so you should stop running and take a few rest days. I recently had an issue with my IT band. I picked up a foam roller (can get almost anywhere). It came with a simple dvd and ahhhhh the 'workout' feels really good. If you have your run of the mill aches (aka...your body saying, "Hey, this isn't the couch..") and are otherwise fine then I'd just make sure you are doing some cross-training, the appropriate warm-up and cool-down and listening to your body. Congrats on the 20 minutes!
  • 5ladybugs
    5ladybugs Posts: 135 Member
    I've never had to actually stop because of pains.
    Yesterday I did week 6 day 1, warm up, then 5 min run, 3 min walk, 8 min run, 3 min walk, 5 min run then cool down. I had NO pains, it was the most awesome run I have ever done! I sprinted the last 35 seconds. It was so incredible. I just felt so so so great!!!
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