Rest and Recovery for the Runner

Hey there Running Friends!

On today’s podcast I’m talking about the importance of rest and recovery for runners. Our bodies can do amazing things, and when you understand why they do what they do you’ll understand the importance of resting that body to get it ready to do even greater things!

Today is a quickie, but so important!

- General Training Plan - 0:27
- Temptation to GO and GO- 0:54
- Generic Training Plans Don’t Account for ME (or YOU)- 1:17
- Beginning Older Runner- 2:12
- Damage We Do Helps Us Get Stronger (if we get our rest)- 2:22
- Are You Still Fatigued After a Rest Day?- 2:56
- Hard Crosstraining= NO run- 3:10
- RRCA Training Recommendations- 3:30
- Pete MaGill (masters expert)- 3:45
- Injury Prevention- 4:06
- Learn to Run from the RRCA- 4:15

Additonal Resources:
The Wrinkled Runner Blog
The Wrinkled Runner YouTube Channel
Overtraining Blog Post
Overtraining YouTube Video
Rest and Recovery Blog Post
Rest and Recovery YouTube Video
Link to the RRCA (Road Runners Club of America) Start to Run Program
RRCA Start to Run Blog Post
RRCA Start to Run YouTube Video

Chapters

• 1:17 Generic Training Plans
• 2:22 Why Our Bodies Need Recovery Time
• 3:45 Pete MaGill (Masters Expert)
• 4:15 Learn to Run