Conscious recovery.
This entry was posted on 8/8/2011 10:46 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
After running closer to what I think I should be capable of yesterday, I thought a lot about why I finally saw results. I think it's pretty clear now that the extra recovery I had last week probably led to how strong my legs felt all the way through the race. So with that in mind, this morning I went out and really paid attention to keeping the pace "slow." When thinking about my recent training I realized that I had fallen into a routine where I really only had to speeds: easy pace, and workout pace. There was no recovery pace. Even though it often feels like you don't need a recovery day, that doesn't mean you wouldn't benefit from it. Today my legs felt fine, racing a 5k doesn't really take that much out of you. But I'm certain I'll feel better for it come Saturday. So today I did 6 miles in about 50 minutes. Now I'll be trying to pay attention to all the necessary paces: recovery pace, easy pace, steady pace, tempo pace, and all the various interval paces. Plus on a hot morning like today, paying attention to running slower made the heat that much more tolerable.
