Doing the 10k-5k double at conference. 10k is day 1 and 5k the next day. What are good methods to help recovery. What I was thinking:
1) minimize time between finishing the race and cooling down
2) endurox
3) bananas
4) Lots of sleep
Would icing be good or bad?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
race the 10k, do your cool down.
go have a beer or two, eat some pizza, relax, get some sleep.
race the 5k the next day.
Don't you do all those things after a race anyways? I would say there isn't really much of a secret. Just do your normal post-race recovery and then go back into pre-race mode.
Thorough warm down, Ice bath or massage, plenty of water, fruit etc. Rest body and mind (watch tv, listen to music).
Prepare well next morning ( breakfast, steady jog, warm up etc)
Most important have confidence in your training. Remember that, when the 5k gun goes off, most people will feel like their legs are about to fall off; if they didn't run the 10k then they will have run the 800/1500/4x800, or at least the steeple. But the situation favors endurance-based guys like you.
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