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Run SMART coach Mike Smith offered some great marathon recovery tips to NY Daily News’ Lauren Johnston. Lauren has done an amazing job documenting her first marathon training experience on her blog, Running Dialogue. It’s turned into an excellent resource for marathon beginners.
This Thursday, October 21st from 7:30pm-9:00pm at YogaWorks Westside, Mimi Rosetti will be leading a Yoga For Runners Workshop. All proceeds will go towards the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society. The suggested donation is $25 for the session. To register, call 212-769-9642. Location: 37 W. 65th St. (between CPW and Columbus Ave), 4th floor, New York, NY. (more…)
Last October, Run SMART coach Alicia Shay put together a comprehensive series on ‘Marathon Nutrition’. She broke it down nicely into four pieces: Day Before, Race Day, During the Race and the Day After. We’re amidst fall marathon season and thousands of runners, including many of our clients, have been training and sacrificing all year for this moment. Please don’t let poor nutrition decisions or last minute attempts at trying to gain an edge negate all the training you’ve put in. Be smart and take a good look at each piece Alicia has put together. It’s really great stuff!
Question: Luisa has begun her cross country season and is wondering how she can incorporate training sessions for her marathon in January 2010.
Run S.M.A.R.T. Coach: You can certainly run well over 5k-10k distances off of pure strength or marathon training so I would suggest focusing on your marathon training and treating the cross country races as hard efforts along the way. Make sure to take a little extra recovery time before a race so you’re not completely compromising your cross country season. The only concern is that racing on many weekends during your build-up could conflict with hard long run efforts that are crucial for your marathon. Racing on a Saturday and then doing a long run on Sunday can be super taxing on your body if you have to pull it off several times during your marathon build-up. If possible, try and schedule your faster paced long run efforts on weekends you’re not racing.
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