The importance of rest is one of the most underestimated success factors in distance training. Last night I had to force myself to run home at 8miles per minute (mpm) pace and keep the heart rate down.
To give the body enough time to recover for the next quality session in any well structured training plan, one has to respect easy days, and keep them exactly that. My run home from work was 8 miles, and I kept my heart rate at 73% of my maximum at 133bpm. The workout felt like a bit of a slog as my legs were quite sore after only my second interval session in the new marathon training program. The added benefit of running on your recovery days are the physiological benefits that only running can add to your running endurance and it is also the best way of building your aerobic engine.
I have just finished setting up my fundraising page for this year’s Virgin London Marathon, so now there is no turning back!
Being lucky enough to work for one of the Virgin companies, I was able to secure a place on the Virgin team and hope to be one of the fastest runners with a time of under 3 hours! Just writing that sounds daunting.
Today I am just cycling to work and back, resting the legs for a hard long run tomorrow, followed by a long ride from Surrey to Windsor on Sunday.
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