it was the start of a long downhill section; I just hung on. I made a slow recovery over the next 10 miles before, suddenly, my knee hurt. It was at that point I told myself that this was really about survival, nothing else. Finishing had always been my goal. I
, "but that's not a problem at all. I'm proud I finished. That was the best race I've ever done. I had a quick shower and some food in the recovery area. Then I was out there in the stands waiting for the others to finish."Big Dave crosses the finishline
up recovery.RECUPERATIONContinue to have something to eat and drink every two to three hours. Consider going for a short walk to ward against any post-race stiffness that might develop.RACE REVIEWWere you adequately prepared? If not, why? Did you
and ice up top - not fun if you are new to it. I would suggest you take full body covering and an emergency blanket - and let people know where you are going. Nick L Join the thread Recipe For Recovery What's your recovery secret after a long
from the magazine. I enjoyed the variety in the training, including tempo, hills, long runs and recoveries. My training went really well and I felt really confident coming up to the big day and had even practised mental techniques such as visualisation
to only hit on evenings I was trying to run. It was getting harder to keep to the schedule. But (give or take the odd missed recovery run) I stuck to it.With Mar 13 approaching, I decided to brave the most scary challenge so far in the training schedule
eventually I saw her off after a strong mile of running and a spirited recovery walk.20 miles is normally where you hit the wall. As I appeared to have hit the wall at about mile eight, the 20-mile marker was very welcome as it meant the push for home
them in good-as-new condition if problems arise. See full threadIliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)Get a sports massageCep - I'd say sports massage is essential to recovery. It will hurt (a lot!) but is worth it. Get a recommendation, maybe through your
and running just in time for the Training Day though, and was pleased to find that my legs held out for the track session. The next day, I continued my recovery by heading to the Goring 10K. I decided to use it as a training run, which soon proved the right
