My legs get sore while running, help!?

Question

my hamstrings are really tight, and even when I do stretches, I can only run on the treadmill for about 5 minutes. And i'm not tired. I have to keep stopping and stretching. Help!

Answer 1

First can you touch your toes? If you cant then its ok you just need to work on stretching have you tried to run on the road it might help i personally dont like running on  a treadmill. I'm in the military and run everyday i used to have a hard time stretching the more you stretch everyday will actually help you work on touching your toes put one leg in front of the other and touch your toes try doing this once a day doesn't matter if your running that day or not its also getting stretching the day prior for a big run well i hope this helps you.

Answer 2

put ur legs UR WHOLE LEG in cold water, it helps losen it up, and sleep helps a lot better, stretch before and after you run, start with a warmup and end with a cooldown, don't stop unless u rlly have to jog rlly slowly even if u can walk faster than u can jog

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Sometimes certain muscles tighten for a few days, and then it goes away.  If that is the case, just gently stretch your hamstrings everyday.

Answer 5

Try a ligth warm up. Stretch and then walk around the house for a few minutes. This warms up the muscles and so they don't have as much pressure on them when u start to run. More athletes r using this kind of warm up instead of just streting. If u go and see any marathons u will see the atheletes running around 15 minutes- 1/2 hr before the actual race!! You might want to also join a running group. They can give moral support and make sure u know what u r doing!