4 miles in the wonderful snow
January 28th, 2008 , 9:00 am by Michelle Halsne
4 mile recovery run: It is ironic I had a discussion this weekend about the value of shorter easy runs. I was/am of belief that when training for mega distances like the marathon, the shorter distances in training only add junk miles without training value. This is important for those of us closer to 40 than 35, who are want to avoid beating up the joints. Today I remembered the value of the short run. RECOVERY! I was so sore yesterday from the 10 mile road race, that I could barely walk much less run. Today I knew I had to run, so I went out for a short 4 mile run. Thankfully this run did exactly what it was suppose to, work out the lactic acid and warm up my sore body.
So when it comes to adding shorter runs in my workout, I will no longer discount them totally. I will respect the 30 to 40 minute runs and keep them in my training calendar for days following race type efforts.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 01/28/2008
- Time: 09:00:00
- Total Time: 00:34:24.19
- Distance: 4 miles
- Average Pace: 8:35.76/mile
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January 29th, 2008 , 12:46 am
Glad you had a great run!