Sore after workout, how long is normal?

Entirely possible.

I always have DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) - it comes on about 24 hours after a big weight training session...HOWEVER, it doesn't always occur and my body is a bit flippy about when it wants it to occur.

I have had some times when the ache and soreness has lasted up to 3 days...stretching after your workout and also a few hours after helps a bit - also make sure you drink a good about of water and get in a little extra protien after a strength training wourkout as both of those help repair your muscles. You can also roll your muscles - for you legs you can get a foam cylinder and roll parts of your legs and butt. for arms and backs those wooden massage things work well - for your back a laccrosse or a tennis ball works great - trap it between your back and a wall and roll...rolling can hurt a little bit but it is well worth it to massage your muscles.

Like I said for me I never know what might bring it on - I do kickboxing 2 x's a week and i can go weeks without DOMS and then we do a workout and then 24 hours later I am wincing as I walk up the stairs. I just did a bunch of lifts on Sunday morning and I can feel it in my shoulders and upper back this morning - was perfectly fine all day yesterday...

I find even if I am a bit sore if I go back to class all the movement really helps.

I've found that when I start doing a new exercise or routine, I can be sore for over a week. Once you do the new exercise or routine a few times, the soreness period reduces drastically, down to nothing eventually.

I've also found that the best cure for muscle soreness is more workouts! If you've had a couple days of rest you should be fine. I bet you'll feel better once you warm up. Only time I would avoid working out would be shooting pains or joint pains or something along those lines.

My aches tend to set in 12 hours after a weight lifting workout, and last to the 48 hour mark. Rarely have I been sore longer, though there was that one workout where three days later, walking down the stairs was still agony!

I do find that cardio the day after helps eliminate some of the soreness, by keeping the joints lubricated and the muscles mobile.

Your body does get used to a level, and then the soreness is much less apparent. I suspect it takes at least 6 weeks.

Yeah, that sounds pretty normal for just starting out, at least in my experience. When I come back from a break, I'll start to get sore the next day, and it continues the day after for a few more days. Subsequent training sessions invariably help the soreness, though.

Take some extra time to stretch before and after workouts.

I hear ya! I did dead lifts on Saturday and Ill probably still be sore by the end of this week. However I have found that taking my post workout recovery shake has significantly helped with the soreness. I know athletes take ice baths to decrease inflammation but I just can't bring myself to go that far. I'm afraid being sore is part of the journey, but don't feel like to have to push yourself too hard, taking the slow approach can just as effective. You want to challenge your muscles and create those microscopic tears so they can rebuild stronger, but not so much that you cant even walk up the stairs the next day. I think it takes women longer to recover from soreness then men, but that's just my opinion. I think a week is normal if you really over did it, otherwise 3 to 4 days sounds about right for new workout soreness. ROCK ON GIRL!