Now that we’re getting up in the nether regions of fall marathon training mileage, I’m paying extra special attention to recovery. When these baby blue numbers from PRO Compression showed up at my door, they were a sight for sore legs. After my 5k last weekend, I slipped them on and got on with the [Read More]
August by Number
Miles Run: 123 Miles Biked: 40 Swims: 5 (not to be confused with pool days) Strength Workouts: 9 Yoga: 3 Books: 1. Finally finished The One and Only. Kind of good but not great. I blame my magazine habit for not finishing this sooner. Movies: 1. We saw The Giver over the weekend. Meh. Felt like they were [Read More]
Marathon Brain
This is my brain. This is my brain post marathon. We all know that blood is diverted from the stomach and digestive tract and sent to working muscles during a race but how about after you’ve crossed the finished line? The days following my Marine Corps Marathon adventure have been a blur. I’ve been much [Read More]
Recovering? Eat This
One of my favorite things to do to expedite recovery after a grueling workout (besides foam roll til the cows come home) is to eat fresh pineapple. On its own, added to my recovery shake or worked into a side dish, I love it. Besides being delicious, pineapple is a great inflammation fighter. It contains [Read More]
Train–Race–Recover–Repeat
Congrats! You crossed the finish line. Now what? RECOVER! Keep MovingThis is precisely why so many finishing chutes seem almost as long as the race. It’s important to keep tired muscles from seizing up and allow your body to gradually slow down. So resist the urge to collapse in an inert heap. Medical tent personnel [Read More]
POM Wonderful
Ryan at Pom Wonderful sent me some 100% pomegranate juice. It came at the perfect time: when I was finishing up my longest runs and making it through the fall racing season. It’s delicious after a hot run. I also regularly add into my apres-workout protein shake. Very refreshing and a great antioxidant. All the better [Read More]
After The Boston Marathon: Resting Recap!
Week 1 Apres Boston Marathon is complete: 34.6 miles Here’s how the week shook out: Monday: Ran the Boston Marathon well walked too but we won’t talk about that, 26.2 miles. Tuesday: SRD. Just the front of my thighs are tender, really not bad at all. Wednesday: Yoga, corework. Soreness getting better not worse. Hooray! Thursday: [Read More]
Recipe For Recovery
Congratulations you’ve crossed the finish line! Now what?Here’s my apres marathon recovery plan: 1. While still in the finishing area: take in some carbs and protein. In my case this was sports drink, part of a banana and a Power Recovery Bar. 2. To minimize inflammation, I take an Aleve. I experience significantly less muscle [Read More]
