Sunday was suppose to be a recovery run. I've been told, or actually I have read online, that if you run more than four times a week, a recovery run is needed. These runs are used to help muscle recovery after a hard/long run. However, many people now think recovery runs are less about recovery and more about fitness. Running on fatigued legs help builds endurance and leg strength, and is suppose to get your legs ready for the feeling of running the second half of a marathon.
Anyway, most recovery runs should be at a slow comfortable pace... but cold and wind are not my friend and the longer I'm in them, the faster I run.... Here are the times for my 4-mile recovery run
1 - 7:40min/mile
2 - 7:35 min/mile
3- 7:32 min/mile
4 - 7:15 min/mile
More like pace, and not so much recovery. I have to get better at this... injuries happen from running too fast all the time. I need to keep my long term goal in mind....
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