With the Chicago Marathon fully behind me, and after spending a month enjoying all the things that I couldn't afford to do whilst training (late nights, icecream, pizza to name a few), it's time to refocus and dedicate all my energies into training for the next big one. I mentioned earlier that I was itching to get back into training, however I was urged by Coach Tony to take marathon recovery seriously even though my legs felt fine and ready to run again. That meant no hard, fast and long stuff for a month.
I didn't stop running completely in that month, but when you've been running virtually every day for the past 3-4 months and then suddenly reduce it to 1-2 times a week, it does feel like a complete stop. It's amazing how much fitness you can lose when the volume drops dramatically. So it's no surprise that I've been finding it difficult to get back into my stride the past couple of weeks.
I didn't stop running completely in that month, but when you've been running virtually every day for the past 3-4 months and then suddenly reduce it to 1-2 times a week, it does feel like a complete stop. It's amazing how much fitness you can lose when the volume drops dramatically. So it's no surprise that I've been finding it difficult to get back into my stride the past couple of weeks.
