Active Recovery
I am an advocate of active recovery. I believe that such is an integral aspect in the lifestyle of every individual who engages in sport. This allows the body to be back to its normal state after a high intensity activity. Read more about it here.
After my 2011 BDM 102k finish last March (read here and here), I limited myself to walking, to allow my legs to loosen up. I also had no recourse but to walk because the blisters on the soles of my feet took 3 weeks to heal completely.
This took a toll in me, as I gained pounds, and felt like I'm gonna be sick soon. I really need to lace up and hit the road, but I need to do it easy.
I remember what fellow ultrarunner, Mark Hernandez, shared about active recovery: the number of recovery days should equal the total number of kilometers raced. This means I could only engage on high-intensity training starting Jun 16, and that's 45 days near Milo Marathon. Oh well, perhaps, my marathon dream of 5 hours will have to wait.
- I finally ran last April 2 via Hyundai Fun Run. It took me 1:22:23 to finish 10k.
- The following day, I ran 5k via AACE's GOOD Run, and finished in 34:42.
- Two days after, I ran 3.68 kms in BGC in 26:40.
- Then last night, in Takbo.ph Nightfest in Filinvest Alabang, I ran the hilly 5k in 35:17.
How do you recover?
3 comments:
You are fully recovered, Jet! Take care though. Good luck to your dream.
Active Recovery through Bodivance is also possible :)
Jet, congrat on your BDM finish.
I do 45-60 min. spin on stationary bike after a marathon or ultra. I also consider my last race as part of my training for the next race.
The rest 'one day per mile run' is good, but not if you have a fitness lifestyle to maintain.
I believe you can do a 5 hour Milo marathon in July. Whatever time you finish, you are still Jet, the person among your friends.
Abe
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