Would this be considered a good or a bad thing

[WoW1]

Yesterday i was doing some stretching for about an hour. I was putting my leg out straight in front of me while sitting down and trying to get my face to touch my knee. I did this for both legs for like an 50-60 minutes. The next day my legs started hurting really bad. Is that good or bad?

[Lucasraleigh]

The excercise you described stretches the hamstrings. If your hamstrings have been stretched your legs will be stiff. They should not be very sore, though.
An hour is a long time to stretch for. You can probably cut your stretching time down a bit so as not to strain yourself. And make sure that you allow yourself sufficient breaks from stretching; not just continuously.

Hope that helps.

[aleingang69]

I think you're probably better off breaking it up into 3 20 minute sessions a day and not pushing yourself too hard. There's lots of general info about stretching available online if you do a search.
Al