Recovery miles
Distance: 4.5 miles
Time: 36:30
Route: Arthur A
I had the rather surprising, and very welcome, experience of waking up today and having no aches or pains to suggest I'd run 20 miles yesterday. I was a little tired during the day, but nothing out of the ordinary, and very glad not to have the usual niggles I experience after running a very long run. I'm guessing the lack of soreness was down to the relative slowness of the run and the fact that I'd done an 18 miler, a half marathon race, and a 20 miler in the preceding three weeks, rather than my body having suddenly developed an ability to absorb long mileage punishment. Whatever, it made a pleasant change. Having said that, I now fully expect to wake up after my next long run in agony!
This evening was 4.5 miles done at a comfortable pace with not much to report other than that I felt OK. I may be tempted to run a threshold run tomorrow around one of my standard routes just to scratch the itch I have to stretch my legs.
Time: 36:30
Route: Arthur A
I had the rather surprising, and very welcome, experience of waking up today and having no aches or pains to suggest I'd run 20 miles yesterday. I was a little tired during the day, but nothing out of the ordinary, and very glad not to have the usual niggles I experience after running a very long run. I'm guessing the lack of soreness was down to the relative slowness of the run and the fact that I'd done an 18 miler, a half marathon race, and a 20 miler in the preceding three weeks, rather than my body having suddenly developed an ability to absorb long mileage punishment. Whatever, it made a pleasant change. Having said that, I now fully expect to wake up after my next long run in agony!
This evening was 4.5 miles done at a comfortable pace with not much to report other than that I felt OK. I may be tempted to run a threshold run tomorrow around one of my standard routes just to scratch the itch I have to stretch my legs.
posted by edinburghrunner at 10:09 pm
2 Comments:
Thank you for your good wishes. Your running bodes well for a great marathon time. You're certainly doing the distances and good that there were no niggles after your long run.
Good job on the 20 miles. It's nice to take it easy the next day, especially when your body doesn't force you to out of soreness!
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