Thankfully, this has not been one of the hot, muggy, humid summers we've had
in past years. So I've been able to keep to my running schedule
pretty easily, 3-4 times a week, around 8 in the morning. I've been
increasing my distance about a half mile (ten blocks in my
neighborhood) each week, and my times are noticeably shorter than they
were at the beginning of the summer.
On my running days, my morning begins with a set of sun salutations
and a lot of calf, quad and hamstring stretches. I used to hate the
stretching -- I found it painful and boring -- but now I've come to
enjoy the increased flexibility in my legs and the release of tension
all over my body.
I follow up my stretching with a great reward, a fresh fruit smoothie,
a different mix every day. While the fruit may change from one day to
the next, the "star" of the smoothie remains the same: a scoop of
RecovSport I blend into the mix. Both my speed and my endurance have
improved with RecovSport. Plus, I'm no longer exhausted at the end of
my run.
But I think the most noticeable change for me is the reduction of
the charlie horse in my quads and calves. That's why I used to have
to make my runs every other day, instead of seven days a week. I
always needed that one day to recover.
But now, come to think of it, I think I'll now be able to increase my
runs to 4-5 times a week. Maybe more... After all, pushing the
running "envelope" is the best way to improve.
--Madison
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