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Running Off Days

Natalie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:24 +0000

We all know that rest days are important for any kind of training to be successful and learning to appreciate rest days, I’ve found, requires just as much practice as training itself. This winter when I was marathon training I would often experience various levels of guilt on my off days and I know I [...]

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Running Off Days

Post-Race Recovery

Natalie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:39:47 +0000

For many years, the longest run I ever trained for was a 10K. I usually ran consistently, but would really ramp up a training program about 2-3 months prior to the 10K. Inevitably after the 10K I was always likely to fall off the running bandwagon, sometimes for a week or two, sometimes for a [...]

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Post-Race Recovery