Hey Forum,
I have to incorporate more strength training to help keep my legs healthy nowadays. (Squats, lunges, etc) Generally, they make my legs pretty sore and I am recovering for 2 days from them. I am having trouble figuring out when best to fit these in among a 9 day cycle with two workouts and a long run. When do you all think is the best time to incorporate these into my routine? Workout days (after workouts), recovery day?
Hard session every three days is perfect.
If your main workout is midday, do them that evening (after a meal and a rest). If it's evening, do weights the next morning or lunchtime.
Accept that you will have to run VERY easily on your easy days if you are doing weights regularly. It will add fatigue, but of a different kind. Also, track your weights sessions very carefully. Try to find the MINIMUM amount of lifting which produces an improvement. It can be a lot less than you think.