Lactic Acid comes from strenuous exercise, such as weight lifting. It causes the burning sensation one feels when going to the limit in the gym. It has not been found to have any correlation to muscle soreness the next day. DOMS, as it is referred to, delayed onset muscle soreness, is best prevented by stretching and nutrition. Long distance running, or running in general has no effect on next day muscle soreness. Ice ,is used in the early treatment of an injury or during treatment of such injury, not as a way to rid, or prevent muscle soreness. Instead of stretching the muscle to relieve it ice shrinks and stiffens muscle and tendons.