There has been some discussion lately about the necessity of recovery during training. So how much and what recovery do we need? How do we fit in all our training, cross-training, weights, etc. and still have time for recovery? What can we do to recover faster? How much recovery is needed prior to taper? How do you balance training hard and training and recovery?
It sucks getting old. I'm sore as hell. :toohurt:
One thing I have learned is never to run the day before a competition. (Any kind of competition.) Also, if I'm not able to run at midday and end up running at night instead, I'm much slower in the practice pool the next morning. This only applies to running. More than once I have biked 25-30 miles the day before a competition without ill effect. And if I have to work late and don't bike home until midnight, I will be fine at practice in the morning.
One thing I have learned is never to run the day before a competition. (Any kind of competition.) Also, if I'm not able to run at midday and end up running at night instead, I'm much slower in the practice pool the next morning. This only applies to running. More than once I have biked 25-30 miles the day before a competition without ill effect. And if I have to work late and don't bike home until midnight, I will be fine at practice in the morning.
