Training and Post Race

I think I hit on the perfect post-marathon recovery.

Immediately after race: Ice bath, 10 minutes foot and ankles, 5 minutes waist down.

Then eat, then sleep.

Next day: light jog to get the legs working again. More food, more sleep.

Stretching, lots of stretching, using yoga mat, foam roller, straps, and other implements of torture.

Hot tub.

More stretching.

2.5 hours of boogie boarding at Hapuna Beach.

drinks, more hot tub.

More boogie boarding.

More stretching, foam roller.

Ahhhhh...


My training for the race was this:
Saturday: long run
Sunday: recovery run
Monday: weight training
Tuesday: track workout (intervals)
Wednesday: medium run
Thursday: yoga
Friday: rest

Two days before the race: Yoga on the beach.