I started running again last week. It had been almost 4 months since I had last gone on a run (last run = 5 mile trail run from hell in Grand Marais... my running shoes were in fact still muddy with gross socks tucked in them), and 5 months since I had been regularly running.
The good news: I forgot how enjoyable short runs can be (the last time I was regularly running I was training for a half-marathon, and I did not find 11+ mile runs in 90 degree weather fun), and I hadn't lost it (I managed 2.5 miles at my normal pace just fine).
The bad news: I was sore. Really sore. For multiple days. I couldn't go up and down the stairs without whimpering (and we have a lot of stairs at our place). But that was probably my fault for not stretching after I ran.
Lesson learned: always stretch after you run, and don't go 4 months between runs.
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