This is Friday, April 7, 2023.
This is a recovery day on day five of Week 4 in the RunBlogRun Spring Training for the Middle Distances.
Recovery days allow you to gain benefits from the hard days, yet many athletes and some coaches dismiss them. Then, the injuries pile up.
Movement is key for our mortal engines. It is not the fastest workouts that win the big races; it is the fine-tuning of fast workouts and very easy days, plus the supplemental work (8 sit-ups, pull-ups, push-ups, and stretching) that add up over time.
Core and pelvic girdle strength give the athlete a platform to work. Find a good conditioning coach and learn from them. I looked at the training log of a world medalist and noted all of the time spent on conditioning.
It is all about the details…
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