Smooth SailingClear roads and shorts weather! What a difference from one short month ago. For those of you who have emerged unscathed and injury free from the treacherous conditions of winter running, spring is truly the most exciting time of year for training. It’s time to GET FIT. For months we’ve been conservative with training. The priority was to take zero risks while keeping the body moving. But now, we can take some (tiny) risks! Whenever we add to our training, we risk injury. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Running is tough on the body. The safest way to run is slowly and occasionally… but that’s no way to make progress! So as we ramp up training, make sure to emphasize patience as much as commitment and hard work. Tips for smooth sailing in your training: Allow your body to to adapt to speedier paces by spreading out hard efforts. (Start with only 1 per week.) Take lots of easy days Commit to at least 1 day off to rest per week. When increasing miles/kms keep the pace easy. Avoid increasing both hard efforts/ workouts and volume simultaneously.
Be smart and enjoy getting fit! Sincerely,
Nicole
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