So its been over two weeks since my first event. Time has flown by as it doesn't seem that long ago!
I spent a good couple of days taking things gently to allow my muscles and joints time to recover, as they were a little tight and sore which was to be expected. After I had allowed my body time to recover it was time to get out and start training again, starting with some upper body exercises just to loosen everything up again. My first run followed shortly after with a gently 5 mile run just to ease myself back in to it and get some miles back in to my legs. This first run was tough, but it also felt great afterwards. With the recovery period over its time to start training again as the next OCR event is in a couple of weeks - Man vs Coast, which involves 20+ miles along the coastline with high cliffs, moorland, crashing waves, rough-hewn rocks, water jumps, short swims and of course a few obstacles. With this in mind I really need to start working on the mileage as unlike the Dirty Weekend Event, there will be a lot more running, rather than stopping for obstacles (there was over 200 last time). I also need to train with my water pack on to ensure that throughout the run I can take on necessary fluids to keep me going. Trust me though... I pick the hottest day of the year so far to do my first long run. After a great 5.5 mile run with a client I decide to run back and add another 11.5 miles on! It was great to see a lot of the area that I don't usually get to see from the car, and to start building up the mileage again. Thankfully I had my water pack with me to ensure that during the increasing heat I didn't get dehydrated. This week I will continue to concentrate on training with my full kit and will start increasing the miles again. I am looking for routes which will push me rather than just running on the flat so I can build up my stamina throughout the distance (getting ready for the cliffs and moorland as well as the crashing waves).
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AuthorI'm Chris a qualified Personal Trainer (G & J Personal Training). I am also a keen endurance runner in 2018 completed 4 events, including Man vs Lakes and Man vs Mountain. 2019 see's me take on the Paras 10 and Fan Dance! Archives
May 2019
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