I did a 10 mile long-run last Saturday at Powers Ferry Landing, right by the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta, GA. It was a beautiful weekend and there were very few other runners on the course that afternoon, presumably everybody home watching college football, which we take very seriously here in Atlanta. The run was fine and I really wasn't nearly as sore or dehydrated as I'd expected. I'm feeling like I'm racing against time to build up my mileage sufficiently for 13.1 miles on Thanksgiving Day, which is when our half marathon and marathon are held.
Due to the knee injury in August my training routine has been "alternative" to say the least. To avoid another stress injury I am all but cutting out the short runs during the week, usually substituting swimming for the cardio. Anyway, I'm sure some speed training would be good - so they don't roll up the sidewalks on me on race day! I will work some in there somewhere. I am seriously wondering about these ice baths I keep reading about in Runners World, Bicycling and Triathlon magazines. Have any of you ladies ACTUALLY done these? Do they work? I know as I build the miles I'm going to be fighting joint and muscle fatigue and any advice on healing techniques will be greatly appreciated.
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