I'm lucky to have qualified in 3 events this year for my state meet. Super happy with how the season has gone so far and I'm excited to race states.
The schedule is as follows: Thursday 4x800- 10:55am Friday 3200- 10:10am Saturday 1600 4:05pm
I'm looking for tips on how to recover between each day. Just want to be fresh and ready to go for all of them. Any thoughts or tips?
I find ice baths helpful for recovery, particularly before big meets or doubles. Worth a try the day before your first race, maybe one the day before your better individual event as well.
Get plenty of sleep and drink plenty of water. Eat a reasonable amount. STAY OUT OF THE SUN, it saps energy from you more than you realize, as your body uses up a lot to keep your temperature normal.
I'm lucky to have qualified in 3 events this year for my state meet. Super happy with how the season has gone so far and I'm excited to race states.
The schedule is as follows: Thursday 4x800- 10:55am Friday 3200- 10:10am Saturday 1600 4:05pm
I'm looking for tips on how to recover between each day. Just want to be fresh and ready to go for all of them. Any thoughts or tips?
I find ice baths helpful for recovery, particularly before big meets or doubles. Worth a try the day before your first race, maybe one the day before your better individual event as well.
Get plenty of sleep and drink plenty of water. Eat a reasonable amount. STAY OUT OF THE SUN, it saps energy from you more than you realize, as your body uses up a lot to keep your temperature normal.
Good luck!
Exactly what this guy said. Also would like to add be disciplined on your cooldown. Go SLOW and EASY no matter how good you feel. Perhaps modify your 2nd/3rd day event warmups slightly if you’re feeling sore/tired. Stay off your feet as much as possible. The difference between a great race and a bad race on your last day is how disciplined you are with your recovery on these days. Good luck!
Congratulations on a great season so far! It sounds like what you are doing is working, keep it up, and good luck whenever your State Meet is!
Honestly, I'd talk to your coach and see what he/she says. I assume they have helped you get this far based on your tone and probably have a few suggestions. I'd talk to them about recovery and my guess is if they are worth their marbles, they would tailor recovery in between races better for you than the messageboards could.
Not necessarily that your recovery plan needs to be crazy detailed or complex but no sense in changing anything up this close to the races that matter. So assuming your coach knows what they are talking about, I'd go to them first!
Staying off your feet, out of the sun, and getting good sleep are all great suggestions like the posters above stated though. As for the warmup/cooldown etc etc, I'd talk to your coach.
How lucky for you that it's three races in three days. We had to do 4 in one day. I think the less you worry about it the better it will be. Relax and enjoy your time at state.
Keep moving right after you race. Jog a super-easy cool down as soon as you can after you finish. I might even include some gentle mobility stuff. Don't sit down until you've done a cool down.
Good advice so far. +1 for Sleep, shade, hydration. You don't have to do anything special. Just do what you would normally do the day before a big meet. You've qualified for 3 events, so you know what you're doing.