What can we learn from elites when it comes to recovery?
Most elites take a minimum of 2 weeks very easy after a marathon. However, we often see most other runners jumping back into training after a week or less of recovery.
Yes we understand the soreness has subsided or is even gone completely, but your not recovered. Sometimes, soreness, or lack thereof, isn’t the best indicator that you’re recovered.
So what does the recovery look like for an elite? Here (scroll through the images here) is an example from when Coach Jeff was recovering from the 2009 World Championship Marathon in Berlin.
This race was one that did not go well for Jeff. We often hear runners tell us they don’t need to recover because the race went poorly. Since the time was slower than they hoped it wasn’t that hard on their legs.
Nothing could be further from the truth. If anything, you need more recovery after you fall apart in a race.
Some elites run upwards of 140 miles a week so you can bet their body is more used to recovering from a long hard effort then most peoples. Looking through Jeffs training log and knowing the high volume elites put on their legs, your recovery should be scaled to your own training.
Also note that in the training logs, the easy paces are significantly easier than race pace!
One note that Jeff makes sure to point out: when you take a long flight post marathon wear compression gear. In this race he didn’t fly until the next day, but at times you might be taking the red eye back that night. You don’t want a deep vein thrombosis, and factor five mutations are common and generally undiagnosed, better safe than sorry!
How does your recovery compare? Let us know in the comments!
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What can we learn from elites when it comes to recovery?
Most elites take a minimum of 2 weeks very easy after a marathon. However, we often see most other runners jumping back into training after a week or less of recovery.
Yes we understand the soreness has subsided or is even gone completely, but your not recovered. Sometimes, soreness, or lack thereof, isn’t the best indicator that you’re recovered.
So what does the recovery look like for an elite? Here (scroll through the images here) is an example from when Coach Jeff was recovering from the 2009 World Championship Marathon in Berlin.
This race was one that did not go well for Jeff. We often hear runners tell us they don’t need to recover because the race went poorly. Since the time was slower than they hoped it wasn’t that hard on their legs.
Nothing could be further from the truth. If anything, you need more recovery after you fall apart in a race.
Some elites run upwards of 140 miles a week so you can bet their body is more used to recovering from a long hard effort then most peoples. Looking through Jeffs training log and knowing the high volume elites put on their legs, your recovery should be scaled to your own training.
Also note that in the training logs, the easy paces are significantly easier than race pace!
One note that Jeff makes sure to point out: when you take a long flight post marathon wear compression gear. In this race he didn’t fly until the next day, but at times you might be taking the red eye back that night. You don’t want a deep vein thrombosis, and factor five mutations are common and generally undiagnosed, better safe than sorry!
How does your recovery compare? Let us know in the comments!
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