I ran a hilly half yesterday, hard enough to surprisingly cause moderate quad problems that are typical after a full marathon.
I was running 50-60 miles per week for many months, including five long runs of three hours with some tempo segments in the second half of those runs. I was planning to run a full marathon but realized the last two weeks that the result would be sloooow.
Recommendations appreciated for recovery strategies to get back to the training described above.
Do a reverse taper. For me (I'm old) that was 3 miles the first day, 4 miles the next, then 5, and three days of 6 miles in a row, but you can be more aggressive if it suits you.
Old, weak and slow is no way to go through retirement, Son. wrote:
I ran a hilly half yesterday, hard enough to surprisingly cause moderate quad problems that are typical after a full marathon.
I was running 50-60 miles per week for many months, including five long runs of three hours with some tempo segments in the second half of those runs. I was planning to run a full marathon but realized the last two weeks that the result would be sloooow.
Recommendations appreciated for recovery strategies to get back to the training described above.
Do you lift? Going back to HS sports, I always lifted within 24-48 hours after a game or meet. I've found lifting weights (functional weight lifting not bodybuilding bs) to be an excellent recovery tool.
strength train wrote:
[quote]Old, weak and slow is no way to go through retirement, Son. wrote:
I ran a hilly half yesterday, hard enough to surprisingly cause moderate quad problems that are typical after a full marathon.
I was running 50-60 miles per week for many months, including five long runs of three hours with some tempo segments in the second half of those runs. I was planning to run a full marathon but realized the last two weeks that the result would be sloooow.
Recommendations appreciated for recovery strategies to get back to the training described above.
Do you lift? Going back to HS sports, I always lifted within 24-48 hours after a game or meet. I've found lifting weights (functional weight lifting not bodybuilding bs) to be an excellent recovery tool.[/quot
Leg exercises?
10 pcs of whole fruit per day. You may substitute 3 lbs of cut up whole fruit.