I went for a quick 3 mile run this morning and probably found it as hard as the 10 miler on Sunday. The weather was perfect, I wasn't too tired, so why? I 'disobeyed', to some extent, 2 to 3 of my running rules.....
There are certain rules you need to follow whether running 1 mile or 26.2 if you want to feel good at the end. You can look elsewhere for the science behind this stuff, but I don't really care for it. I just know if I follow these rules, I feel better than if I don't.
1) If you are going in the morning, try and get a decent nights sleep. Seems obvious, but really helps.
2) Make sure you eat something and hydrate before you go. Even if you don't feel hungry or thirsty, your body needs that energy. If you are getting up to go for a morning run, give yourself enough time (15 mins at least) for the energy boost to kick in.
3) Make sure you do a little bit of stretching at least. I am not for major warm ups - it can be dangerous to stretch cold muscles too much - but just a little limber up, which could even come in the form of a very slow jog before you start running. Which leads me on to...
4) Don't start too quickly. Even a short run which you think will be easy will seem to double in length if you bust out that first mile.
5) Always make sure you stretch afterwards. Your muscles will tighten up regardless of distance and a few minutes of careful stretching does wonders.
Anyone else out there have any tips, or things they 'have to do' before a run?
There are certain rules you need to follow whether running 1 mile or 26.2 if you want to feel good at the end. You can look elsewhere for the science behind this stuff, but I don't really care for it. I just know if I follow these rules, I feel better than if I don't.
1) If you are going in the morning, try and get a decent nights sleep. Seems obvious, but really helps.
2) Make sure you eat something and hydrate before you go. Even if you don't feel hungry or thirsty, your body needs that energy. If you are getting up to go for a morning run, give yourself enough time (15 mins at least) for the energy boost to kick in.
3) Make sure you do a little bit of stretching at least. I am not for major warm ups - it can be dangerous to stretch cold muscles too much - but just a little limber up, which could even come in the form of a very slow jog before you start running. Which leads me on to...
4) Don't start too quickly. Even a short run which you think will be easy will seem to double in length if you bust out that first mile.
5) Always make sure you stretch afterwards. Your muscles will tighten up regardless of distance and a few minutes of careful stretching does wonders.
Anyone else out there have any tips, or things they 'have to do' before a run?
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