I was in week 3 of a 13 week program to get in shape to run for exercise and do 5 and 8k’s when I came down with the flu. I’ve been recovered for maybe 5 days, but my joints are not responding the way they did before the illness. I’ve been semi-active, and I went hiking last week and kind of overdid it even though my joints were bothering me. I was going to run this morning, backtracking to week 2 of the program (run 2 mins., walk 2 mins., repeat 11 times) when I realized that my ipod was not charged and I decided to try it later in the day. I took a few jogging steps before figuring that out, and my joints were still bothering me. I’m young and moderately overweight but not obese, and I’ve never had joint pain before. I tend to think that it’s an aftereffect of the inflammation in your joints and muscles that comes with the flu… I’ve had to stretch a lot more to get my muscles going since then.
I can still try and go for a run tonight. I don’t want to overdo it again but I don’t want to get any more behind than I already am. My running book has advice on training after injuries but nothing about this. Any advice?