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<\/a>DRINK!!<\/p>\nOkay, maybe not….While this post might seem weird in light of my recent injuries, I wanted to share some insight with others who might be thinking of doing something similar.<\/p>\n
I am really happy with the way my body healed (minus the knee, of course) and within 2 days I was walking normally and had no pain.<\/p>\n
I learned a lot of things from Hood to Coast. I learned that I CAN do it.<\/p>\n
How to Recover<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 1. Rest rest rest.<\/strong><\/span> I cannot express this enough. I went back to work too soon. I should have taken one extra day off. The one day off I took after HTC was spent doing errands and taking care of things around the house. I really just needed that day to lay in bed.<\/p>\n 2. Eat a lot of healthy, whole foods. <\/strong><\/span>You WILL be starving. For about 5 days after Hood to Coast I was famished and could not eat enough food to satisfy my hunger. The trick was to eat good food not junk.<\/p>\n 3. Swim. <\/strong><\/span>I swam two days in a row after Hood to Coast and it really helped heal my legs. The muscle stiffness and soreness disappeared pretty quickly and I think swimming and sitting in the hot tub is the secret.<\/p>\n 4. Ease back into exercise.<\/strong><\/span> Try cross-training instead if you can’t run. I waited 7 days before I tried to run again. I realized pretty fast that I needed to wait longer. (See recent posts on my knee injury<\/a>.)<\/p>\n 5. Try yoga and stretch a lot.<\/strong><\/span> I used my Foam Roller as much as I could.<\/p>\n 6. Celebrate your success. <\/strong><\/span>YOU DID IT! Celebrate with friends and family and tell them about your experience.<\/p>\n 7. Sleep a lot.<\/strong><\/span> I slept about 14 hours after Hood to Coast. I felt like I couldn’t get enough sleep to catch up for the rest of that week.<\/p>\n 8. Ice your legs a lot. <\/strong><\/span>If you can handle an ice bath, do it.<\/p>\n 9. Plan your next event, but don’t overdo it. <\/strong><\/span>Give yourself some time to recover before starting to train again. Your body will need the break.<\/p>\n<\/a>Recovering from Hood to Coast might be harder than the actual event. I’ve put together a list of some tips on how to recover. It can be for almost anything, though, not just Hood to Coast. It can apply to a Marathon<\/strong> or another relay race…basically anything epic and taxing on your body.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n