Recovery week

Posted on August 29th, 2008 by AndrewE

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This week I’ve deliberately been having an easy week. I haven’t posted quite as much as usual as I’ve been pretty busy in real life for one reason or another!

Jon Ackland, in his book Compete or Co mplete, stresses the importance of these recovery weeks as your body needs a chance to adapt to the increased demands that training imposes on it.

So this week I’ve done nothing on Monday, a 5K on Tuesday, nothing on Wednesday, a 6K on Thursday and another 5K this evening.

Tomorrow will be another rest day and on Sunday I’m going to do another longer run. I haven’t quite decided how long it will be yet but the weather forecast for this weekend is GOOD (first time since May!) so I suspect I’ll be tempted to get out early and do a nice long long run. ;)

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11 Responses to “Recovery week”

Andrew(AJH) // Aug 29, 2008 at 9:02 pm

Is that book good - it is one of the few running books I haven’t got !
Andrew(AJH)s last blog post..Iceland!

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Miz // Aug 29, 2008 at 9:54 pm

now Im curious.
is it worth reading if Im not a hardcore runner? does it extrapolate well to other sports?

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AndrewE reply on August 31st, 2008 10:30 am:
Hmm…it’s very much pitched at running so I don’t think it would be hugely useful.

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Tim Wilson // Aug 30, 2008 at 1:09 am

Good job. I have found I come back stronger after a down week.

Keep it up!

Tim Wilsons last blog post..Going the second mile

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Felice // Aug 30, 2008 at 1:38 am

We all need easy weeks to keep us going! Have a great long run this weekend.

I’d be interested in your thoughts on the book, too.

Felices last blog post..Rest up!

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Alex Costa - minimizeme.tv // Aug 30, 2008 at 2:38 am

Hi Andrew, what up?

I think you are doing the right thing, you will see that next week you will probably run faster, if’s not that’s ok too, because what you are doing is a life changing and not just to achieve your perfect weight.

I took this week off too and my legs are better, they aren’t 100% but at least I can do some walking.

Take care.

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Metroknow // Aug 30, 2008 at 8:40 am

Glad to hear you are taking a self-imposed break. Much better than non-self-imposed!

I too would like to know more about that book……..

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Inventory2 // Aug 30, 2008 at 7:46 pm

Hi Andrew - Jafapete put me on to your blog after I posted this on Keeping Stock today:

http://keepingstock.blogspot.com/2008/08/keeping-fit.html

Big ups in what you have achieved to date - it gives me hope!

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AndrewE reply on August 31st, 2008 10:34 am:
Thanks Inventory2. I’m still amazed myself!

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Aaron // Aug 30, 2008 at 7:52 pm

That’s a good book. I’d be resting too if I had just run a 21km in Auckland weather
Aarons last blog post..Stop the rot

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Witold Rugowski // Aug 31, 2008 at 8:37 am

Well… I do not aim even at heights of half-marathon, I just want to become more fit but I find running more and more enjoyable. So, I will need to remember this ‘week off’ idea, I will need it at some point.

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