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- From: preston@dawn.cs.rice.edu (Preston Briggs)
- Newsgroups: rec.running,misc.fitness
- Subject: Re: how long should soreness last?
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- Date: 12 Sep 1992 18:23:26 GMT
- References: <1992Sep11.223043.18340@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
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- n9020351@henson.cc.wwu.edu (James Douglas Del-Vecchio) writes:
-
- > Recently I have been running twice a week, but a co-worker has
- >advised me that skipping more than one day between workouts negates
- >much progress. Some reading confirmed that it is best to not wait
- >longer than ~60 hrs between runs.
- >
- > In response, I would like to up it to 4 days a week, except that I
- >am frequently still very sore for 2+ days after I run.
- >
- > For example, on Monday, I ran 8 x 100yds, followed by 4 x 440. All
- >at a slow (1.55 min for the 440s, similar pace for the 100s) comfortable
- >pace. On Tuesday I felt fine, but Tuesday night my calves started to hurt.
- >...
-
- Make gradual changes in your training. You're talking about going
- from 2 workouts a week (what sort of workouts?) to 4. You'll want to
- creep up on it -- not do it all in a week.
-
- Furthermore, don't do 4 speed workouts in a week. If you're only
- running 4 times a week, you might make one of them a speed workout and
- the rest some sort of longer run.
-
- Get a coach or buy a couple of books as a guide.
- There's no reason to ignore other people's (painfully earned)
- experience. You'll save yourself lots of pain and perhaps injury.
-
- Preston Briggs
-