OK next weekend looks to be the last bike races of the season then it is time to get back into the pool and out for some runs. Anyone have experience taking a lot of time off from running and then return? I've been on one 30 minute run since December and had three years of running prior to that - no running before that at all. Been biking between 6 and 12 hours per week since December. Did an IM last year and was able to run 18 of the 26 till the ITBS kicked in. I've been to the PT and think the ITB issue is resolved. I'm planning on sprint/Oly's for next season so my long run only needs to get to about 1.5 hrs. I've got some ideas, but wanted to solicit some opionions.
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Re: Return to running [Casey]
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"For me, the important thing was to build slowly to avoid injury."
Yeah that is key.
I was thinking two easy 30 min runs the first week then moving up to three the following week, but like the idea of only 2 miles, which starting out will probably be around 20 min.
GL in the marathon.
Yeah that is key.
I was thinking two easy 30 min runs the first week then moving up to three the following week, but like the idea of only 2 miles, which starting out will probably be around 20 min.
GL in the marathon.
Re: Return to running [Jason D]
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Frequency not volume for the first couple of weeks. It will be better and you'll make faster adapttations if you run 6-10 times per week for 10-20 min then if you run 4 times for 30 min.
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cool - thanks