What a Week of Rest Should Look Like
Why I love, love, love my week off from running
One of the best weeks of training all year is the week I take off from running.
This week’s post is sponsored by Healthy Kids Running Series in Haddonfield/Cherry Hill. As you might know, Carly and I have been the coordinators for a few seasons now, but this year we brought on a friend to help out!
Our run series allows 2-year-olds through middle schoolers to run in a 5-week race series. Check us out and if you have a little who would like to register, you can use this link: Healthy Kids Running Series Haddonfield
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a diehard, through and through runner. I have been since I started running in March of 1999. But the week of training that most of us seem to forget about is the week of running which we don’t do because we choose to take off.
After a really long season of early wake-ups and sore muscles, of hills and long runs, of sprints and blisters and foam rolling and watching what and when we eat, it is damn good to take some time to not think about all of that.
I know that most of us reading this will say, ‘but what about the fitness that I’m going to lose in that week’ - and I hear you. This is what you should do: take that idea out of your head, open up the trash can, and throw that idea away.
You are supposed to lose fitness. You cannot and should not always be fit. Time to rest and recover is part of training. Not just a day or two off per week - that isn’t the same as recovery.
When you bust your butt week in and week out, taking a week to “let go” is what is required to get to the mountaintop. The rest is what helps you come back stronger. It’s what helps you recharge your battery.
It is what is necessary to become a better version of yourself.
Instead of Running You Can:
Sleep in
Stay up late
Eat without fear of 💩 on a run
Rest
Play
Set a race calendar for the next cycle
Not think about running
For what you can do in the “off-season” you can check out this post.
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Friday’s Action Plan
Accept that time off from running is a good thing for your running.
What Has My Attention:
Effective Post-Race Recovery Tips
6 Strategies to Recover From Racing
Quote of the Week:
Anybody and any body can be fit and healthy. You just have to decide right now that you want it.
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