Again, way to go on your run on tuesday night. The weather held off and we seemed to increase the pace of our run. According to Steve's GPS we ran around 5km's.
Something we started talking about was rest and feeling sore the day after a tough run. Your body/muscles/joints need time to heal between workouts. A popular belief for runnners is that to get stronger and faster you need to run everyday.................this is NOT the case. Your body needs the rest to repair muscles and recover and get stronger. Your joints also need this time to recover from this pounding. By taking days off you reduce the chances of getting over use injuries such as shin splints and stress fractures. Even elite marathoners take days off....these days usually have low impact cross training such as swimming.
If you find your knees or joints are getting sore or even swollen try icing them down to reduce the swelling. If they remain swollen and painul when you run definetly see a doctor. Running with pain is not a good idea for anyone know matter what kind of runner you are from elite to beginner. Almost all running injuries have the same cure ........REST!!
Also by taking days off you keep your motivation to run. You may actually look forward to going running(I know it sounds crazy). Staying motivated is a major key for me. Having a group like this to run with benefits us all as its a chance to talk and get fit at the same time no matter what your fitness level. And with our random weather its nice to know you wont be the only one out at the track. I am very impressed still by the commitment you are all showing. If we all keep this up I am sure we will all do great at the glory days and accomplish our personal goals, whether its walking 5km or running a 10km without walking.
Again if you have any questions or a topic suggestion email me or write a comment. Im always looking for ideas.
See Y'all thursday!
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