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Have I overcooked it?!
Morning all
Bit of advice please.
I generally run anything up to 10k, but have signed up for the Bath Half Marathon on the 1 March, so have been upping my mileage,
I did 9.5 miles on Sunday, and when I went to the gym last night and tried to run on the treadmill, (planning to run a 10K), I had no energy especially in my legs.
Is this normal??
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Yes you were trying to do your old normal mileage a day after doing (I assume) your longest run for some considerable time. Just give your legs a day off after a long run or some light slow running.
Plus, I'm guessing on a treadmill you tried to run at a usual pace. If you'd run outside you would naturally run slower on a recovery day and maybe not notice the lack of energy so much.