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You could do with some meat on your bones Mick!
Sorbet isn't fattening. I've got some mango in!
Meat on my bones
BTW- i feel so proud to have had a hug from Little OLD Liverbird
what a chatterbox she is- she's lovely folkes, she cruised her first FM like a stroll in the park
Love you Mick!
Less of the old, you!
Anybody who wants to hug me after 26 miles must have a very stong constitution!
Waitrose sued to do the salmon and dill one (not sure why they discontinued it-it was brilliant)
Mrs Rug made a lovely lemon drizzle cake last night...but took it to work and now it's all gone..(
My coach at my running club has stated in the past that after a race (of any length) you take the same amount of days off from RACING, not running. So, if you've just done a marathon, don't RACE for 26 days.
However, if you feel like running after a marathon (or any race), there is nothing wrong with listening to your body, so if you feel like running then do so.
I don't listen to my coach
- I frequently run back to back races, most weekends and occasionally a race on the Saturday & then again on the Sunday.
But it's all dependent on how I'm feeling at that time, and everyone is different.
DTD - Never eaten a pie?!?!
A tip tho. Avoid Fray Bentos
Ran London this year. Ran Great West run 1 week later and hit a massive PB!
Trained for sub 4 LM and didn't push it, so hit sub 4 with a few minutes to spare. Training, certainly towards the end, was prob 3:45 training, but wouldn't have felt any confidence in going that fast on the day. Didn't fell like I had anything more to give at the finish though and was tight and knackered for the days after.
Rested for 1 week. Thought about going out for a gentle 3/4 miles on Thursday, but thought better of it. Did plenty of stretching, plenty of resting and plenty of eating!
Great West 1/2M was a breeze compared to marathon training distances. Flew by, with the thoughts that I'd completed LM with a PB sub 4! Was able to push it all the way round. Was hoping sub 1:45 and hit sub 1:41!
I just think that you need to try and listen to your body, make sure you're well fueled and well rested and not carrying any significant tightness or injuries. For me I was probably fitter that following Sunday than I am now, a few weeks later, after too many pies, pizzas and cake!