A brief history first.I did 2 three day very hard blocks of training then went on holiday did a short run on the first day of the holiday then again on the second day after that a long walk with no problems then on the third day my thigh muscles froze up whilst walking by froze up I mean I was in great pain,unable to walk more than a couple of steps then try to strech them then walk on.This continued for the rest of the holiday only large doses of ibuprofen making a difference.
I,ve just been out on the bike now to try to pedal it off? but spent most of the time lent against the bike in agony.The muscles hurt to the touch I ,ve tried massaging them.I find that I cannot tense the muscles when they are in pain. Please help!

Not wanting to play it down but it could be cramp set off by overuse with the 2 hard training sessions without sufficient recovery time. If you’ve been sitting in the same position for a while when travelling to your holiday it wouldn’t help things either.

When the muscle go into spasm they tighten up hard and if you’ve tried to stretch them off whilst in spasm you can do some damage. It may be you’ve made it worse by stretching before they had a chance to relax.

Very painful, hope it eases off soon, lay off the training sessions for a few days and go for a few walks to keep the legs moving.

Maybe a visit to a doctor for a proper diagnosis as well. 😉

why another thread? Where did the first one go??