Not exact matches
I stashed a few of these brownies in my gym bag for a reward after my 10
mile run and CrossFitWOD — washed down with a carton of milk, it was a totally on target
recovery snack.
Details on the importance of «
recovery miles» the day after a long
run or a tough
running workout!
Sunday: 22 treadmill
miles Monday: Rest day Tuesday: 4 slow
recovery miles Wednesday: 3.5
miles — speed work Thursday: 5 progressive
run Friday: Rest day — as my daughter is having her wisdom teeth removed.
I had a great
run, the weather just made me feel amazing, I did my
recovery run of 3.3
miles in 33 minutes, for a
recovery run where I wasn't really pushing I was pleased with the pace.
They have to have the ability to
run at full speed up and down the soccer pitch for 90 minutes with very little
recovery time, often traveling several
miles over the course of a game.
Sunday: 35 minutes, 2 - 5
miles Monday: Rest Tuesday: Tempo
run, 2
miles (begin and end
run with 10 minutes of
recovery at an easy pace) Wednesday: Cross-train Thursday: Rest Friday: 20 - minute easy
run with striders Saturday: Mile time trial
A divorce
recovery fun: If I can
run x
miles, I can do everything else ahead of me.
Wednesday: Cross-train Thursday: 30 - minute easy
run with striders Friday: Rest or cross-train Saturday: 1x800 meters at your
mile pace and a 2 - minute
recovery.
«On a
recovery run day, you're not going to lose much fitness by slowing your pace down 30 seconds per
mile, so slow it down and enjoy your friend's company.»
By the end of my Philadelphia training, my long
run was 22
miles with 3 x 3
miles during the second half in 18:48, 18:05, and 17:46 with a
mile recovery in between each.
The rest of the
miles are
recovery runs at conversation pace.
If you're
running more than 25
miles a week, you count as an endurance athlete and need to eat for
recovery purposes (although eating a little protein and carbohydrate after any workout you felt was strenuous is beneficial).
These may seem like «junk
miles» (
running for the sake of
running with no real benefit or goal in mind)- in reality,
recovery runs are pretty critical.
This
run left me in shitty headspace for Wednesday's
recovery miles, which in turn screwed me for Thursday.