I'm an overweight git at 53, but I do spend a fair bit of time jogging and doing other fitness activities. I never get into a full on sprint though. The only time I have done it in living memory was when I raced my kids and their cousins about 5 years ago. That time it destroyed my thigh muscles! I could barely walk for 3 days afterwards. Anyway, I was out with the wife and daughters today and the kids decided to run across the field to where we were going. I decided to beat them, so I hared off. It felt really weird, almost like it wasn't my legs, and I have to admit that I flew off faster than I thought I would, it felt pretty good. The big plus was no thigh trouble! I think that my 9km jog in the morning loosened things up. Anyone tried sprinting in their old age?
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I do a mixture of HIIT and steady state and flat out sprint the last 100m or so.
Also martial arts twice a week.
I've not had muscle ache due to sprinting for years- the long distance running still wipes me out a bit.
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Running fast, not quite sprinting - after a gig last year which went on later than I expected, and when I came out I realised I only had two minutes to reach a bus stop about a quarter of a mile away or I would be walking home… I made it.
After the first one my legs ached for a couple of days. After the second one I nearly passed out on the bus. I'm 49 and I should know better really .
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made it though thighs were on fire for a day or two. I'm only 45.
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I'm only 21 and I'm skinny as hell, but I'm really unfit.