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40 Min Easy

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40 Mins @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

The biggest mistake we can make with these recovery runs is running too fast. This will mean when our harder sessions come round we are still fatigued and not able to put enough effort in to make the necessary gains.

Just a case of keeping the legs ticking over really. If you wanted to do the Spring 5K that would be fine if you ran super easy.

simon-linklater

Coach Simon

FEEDBACK

5

ENJOYMENT

3

RPE

7min/km

PACE

BAD NEWS FIRST – YOU COULD NOT MAKE IT UP! I woke after a bad night with lower back pain which ramped up to moderate rt sided kidney pain after an hour. Just like this time last year. I went out for my 40 min easy run and for the first half all I could think of was ‘nooooo’! I was experiencing some severe pain intermittently. GOOD NEWS: However, as the run went on the pain subsided and I felt more optimistic and also quite light on my feet and the running was effortless…. Back at home the intermittent pain came back while I was having a shower and has been at the ‘sharp intake of breath’ rather than ‘shouting out in pain’ level. I’m planning a very easy rest of day with Cocodamol on standby if needed and fingers crossed all will be well. Sometimes it can go away within 48 hours, other times it lasts a few days…..
Sarah Marzaioli
Oh no. That sounds very uncomfortable. Sorry to hear this Sarah. Just take one day at a time would be my advice and get as much rest as you can. As you say, these things can clear up. Do you have any understanding of what causes it or what the problem actually is? Just in case something does happen on Sunday you can get the advice and help you need. Hopefully it won’t come to that and it clears up. If that proves the case then it happening early in the week is 100 times better than the pain coming on Friday or Saturday. So fingers crossed all is ok. Keep me posted.
simon-linklater

Coach Simon