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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: lease Subject: RE: How to double with 45 minutes rest? Body: OP, it seems like your instincts are pretty good. Different things work for different people, but having been in a similar situation (and coached athletes who were), here's something that was pretty successful: The events are close enough together that you should be able to warm up for the first and keep your "warm" for the second--almost like a very high quality long rep/long rest workout. After the 1600, just walk it off for a few minutes, to get your breath back and have your pulse drop gradually. (If you feel a bit of jogging is absolutely necessary, you could do 200jog/100walk/200jog/100walk/200jog--that should be plenty.) Then you can grab a quick drink of water (and/or energy drink, if you're already used to that), and then--just as you suggest--lie down. [Again, if you're used to stretching you can do a bit of that--a bit of easy hamstring/quad stretching, if you usually do those--but there's really not much need unless you're feeling particularly tight after the first race.] While lying down, it can be helpful to stay out of the sun and, for a good part of the time, to have your feet elevated (maybe a foot or so). Main thing is just to be comfortable, though, so you can really relax. Starting about 10-12 minutes before the second race, get up and walk around a bit; maybe grab another swig of water, but you won't need that much--a swish-and-swallow should be good. [By the way, even if the water/energy drink "glugs" in your stomach during the second race, it won't hurt your performance--just a sign that your body wasn't ready to absorb the fluid yet.] In the last few minutes before the second race, you can get in 3-4 strides, gradually building intensity from one to the next; on the last 1-2, you should touch the highest speed that you're likely to hit during your race. (No real need to go any faster than that.) And you might try a practice start or two, though if you're usually steady at the start line you could probably skip those. [This mini-warmup for the second race should be in the conditions you'll be racing in, btw, so if it's a sunny day get out of the shade for those strides.] That should do it. My experience is that people usually tend to do too much between races, and just tire themselves needlessly; or else do nothing at all, and start the next race feeling a little stiff or groggy. *Mostly* resting, and then taking a little time to gently "rev up" for the next race, is a good thing to do between those two extremes--and sounds pretty much like the way your thinking was going, anyway! Good luck. Let us know how your recovery and your races go, please. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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