If you have run a recent half marathon and even more importantly a full marathon…
Here are 5 ways to recover properly:
1.Prioritize sleep – It’s your body’s most effective tool for tissue repair.
2. Manage soreness: Expect delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Elevate your legs for 15 to 20 minutes a few times a day to reduce swelling, and take an ice bath (if you can tolerate it.)
3. Gentle movement: Stick to short, easy walks or light, low-impact cross-training like swimming or easy cycling to promote blood flow.
4. Return to running slowly. Scale mileage gradually: Take a very short, easy run a few days after and build your weekly mileage back up slowly in the next few weeks.
5. Support your immune system: Eat healthy…Hydrate…
recovery?
Happy Running! How do you recover from a big race? Please share.
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