Hello there,
This past Saturday I did my first ever Marathon! (4:46 -- for those that keep track of such things). I felt pretty sore on Sunday and Monday, but today I feel half-way decent. I was looking for some advice on recovery. From all I've read, I should take things easy and do a reverse taper back into my higher mileage. (For this week, I was thinking: 2 miles tuesday[today], 4 miles thursday, 2 or 3 on Saturday and 6-7 on Sunday.) Then, depending on how I feel from there, look into building back up to about 25-30miles a week and hold there for a bit.
I will let you all know how the first run went, and I guess I'll have to ascertain where I am in the scheme of things from there.
Also, I'd like to switch to 3 days a week running. I was doing 4-5 on the [url]http://www.marathonguide.com[/url] schedule, and it seemed like it was taking a toll on my body.
Thanks in advance,
Trae
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Trae McCombs
TSR - Sponsored by the Masses. Racing for the hell of it.
Ironman Finisher 2005 -- 14:09:18
This past Saturday I did my first ever Marathon! (4:46 -- for those that keep track of such things). I felt pretty sore on Sunday and Monday, but today I feel half-way decent. I was looking for some advice on recovery. From all I've read, I should take things easy and do a reverse taper back into my higher mileage. (For this week, I was thinking: 2 miles tuesday[today], 4 miles thursday, 2 or 3 on Saturday and 6-7 on Sunday.) Then, depending on how I feel from there, look into building back up to about 25-30miles a week and hold there for a bit.
I will let you all know how the first run went, and I guess I'll have to ascertain where I am in the scheme of things from there.
Also, I'd like to switch to 3 days a week running. I was doing 4-5 on the [url]http://www.marathonguide.com[/url] schedule, and it seemed like it was taking a toll on my body.
Thanks in advance,
Trae
--
Trae McCombs
TSR - Sponsored by the Masses. Racing for the hell of it.
Ironman Finisher 2005 -- 14:09:18