How to Recover and Train Between Races
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
With the main portion of the spring racing season completed, many of you are likely pondering what you should do next.
So, today our current and past coaching team are going to answer some listener questions about what to do after your race.
Here's what you'll learn…
- Why you need to have a period of recovery after a marathon (and how to do it properly)
- How to deal with muscle soreness after races and why it might be happening to you more than normal.
- How to put a bad race behind you
- The best way to approach training for back-to-back marathons
- And what to do between races to optimize your long-term progression
If you have questions you'd like our coaches to answer on the podcast, you can head to https://runnersconnect.net/daily and submit them to us.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello fellow runners. I'm your host Finn Mil, and this is the Run to the Top Podcast, |
| 0:15.0 | the podcast dedicated to making you a better runner |
| 0:18.0 | with each and every episode. |
| 0:20.0 | We are created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runnersconnect.net |
| 0:24.7 | where you can find the best running information on the internet, |
| 0:27.5 | as well as training plans to fit every runner and every budget. With the main portion of the spring racing season completed, |
| 0:41.0 | many of you are likely pondering what you should do next. |
| 0:44.6 | If you just finished a marathon or other longer races, maybe recovery is at the forefront of |
| 0:49.3 | your mind, or maybe you're past the recovery stage and contemplating how to structure your training in the upcoming months or for your next big goal race. |
| 0:57.0 | So today, our current and past coaching team are going to answer some listener questions about what to do after your |
| 1:03.5 | race. Not only might you have the same questions, but we'll dig deep into the topic so you can |
| 1:08.8 | really learn and understand how to set yourself up for long-term progress. Today you'll learn why you need to have a period of recovery after a marathon and how to do it properly, |
| 1:20.0 | how to deal with muscle soreness after races and why it might be happening to you more than normal |
| 1:24.4 | how to put a bad race behind you the best way to approach training for back-to-back |
| 1:28.6 | marathons and what to do between races to optimize your long-term progression. |
| 1:34.0 | I know I picked up some great tidbits just from listening in on the coaches and I know you |
| 1:38.9 | will too. If you have questions you'd like our coaches to answer on the |
| 1:42.2 | podcast you can head to runnersconnect.net |
| 1:45.1 | forward slash daily and submit them to us. You can send an audio recording or type in your questions. |
| 1:50.7 | We'll do our best to get your question featured on the next round up show. |
| 1:54.0 | Enjoy today's episode. |
| 1:55.0 | If you're looking for the best way to increase your focus for your upcoming races, |
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