Recovery

At the end of last year, like many, I set some goals for 2023. One of which was “to focus on recovery from sessions”. The reason for the goal was fundamentally because I knew that if I wanted to train more, I need to recover more (better). When I wrote it out as a goal, or course it seemed super simple. Then I started to unpack it, and realised that there were many, many layers. 

From low hanging fruit to a heap of honesty and awareness. It’s been a super interesting first half of the year. Some quick wins for me were ensuring I was on top of fueling and hydration around sessions, especially on double or warmer days. 

The more I have had recovery at the forefront of my training this year, the more I have identified. I am a lot more aware of how I feel mentally and physically before, during, and after a session, I am able to zoom out and look at my week with more clarity, and I feel that I am able to show up for others with more to give. 

In turn, it’s an area that I dig a little deeper with clients. As we know, stress comes from many areas (work, family, training etc) and if all are high, eventually we go “pop”. As a coach, I believe it is my responsibility to help clients manage this. I do not look at running independently, there are just so many factors and variables that can lead to a “bad” session or race. Failing to acknowledge these areas is unfortunately the downfall of many. 

What can you do to switch off for a bit today? Something for you. Something tap into your parasympathetic nervous system, as opposed to being in fight or flight throughout the day. 

How are you really feeling about your training? Be honest with yourself first. 

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