They’re in just about every plan you find, and everyone says you should have them. But should we schedule recover weeks? Maybe it’s better to let them happen by de facto when you have a niggle or some other commitment stops you from training as you normally would.
Last week I was feeling great. But it was a recovery week, so I held off from running on a couple of days and kept my long run short.
I had this feeling that I might be wasting an opportunity to get in a good week. Who knew what would happen next week?
Lo and behold, next week has come along, and I’m struggling to hold it together.
First, an adductor strain because I was too keen with my cross-training, and today a strain in my lower left calf that might mean taking a day or two off.
So maybe last week I should have done a normal long run and even hill sprints.
You never know what’s coming!
I’m not sure what to do with this information. But I think it goes back to listening more to your body.
But then you can feel really good, do more, get injured, and then look at your over zealous ramp and see that as the problem.
But perhaps there’s a way to both things.
Follow a plan loosely, make sure you don’t make any big jumps, but always understand that even the next workout isn’t guaranteed. You might have to cancel it because of a niggle.
And don’t stop if you don’t need to. Maybe just wait until you get a niggle to take a couple of days off.
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