TEAM REPORT (week 8)
The MIDIRS 10K team was back in force this week, with a full compliment of 10 team runners and guest runner ‘Penn’ enjoying more civilized weather conditions than the previous week. Six runners managed ‘route 2’ whilst Julie and Charlotte joined Ann-marie in the achievement of making it around ‘route 1’ without stopping which is a huge step forward. Vanessa and Andy donned very expensive new running trainers, although the big man has irritated an old knee injury and rumour has it that his knee is very swollen this morning.
THIS WEEKS TOP TIP:
Monitor Your Progress: Many people keep a training log or diary - it's a great way to keep track of your progress, and also a motivator on those bad days - it will remind you of your efforts so far, and encourage you to not let them go to waste.
INFO STORE:
Once your activity or exercise routine is finished, its important that you take time to allow your body to recover, especially after a hard aerobic workout. Always let you heart rate come down gradually, if you simply stop at the end of a run, then its likely that the blood that was flowing smoothly around your body will simply be restricted in areas such as your lower legs (blood pooling) which will make recovery and stretching much harder. Aim to keep warm and moving, slowly taking your heart rate down for a minimum period or 5 minutes before you look at performing the cool down stretches.
At the same time you're cooling down, take in fluids to help your body recover
CHINESE PROVERB:
“Dig the well before you are thirsty.”
The MIDIRS 10K team was back in force this week, with a full compliment of 10 team runners and guest runner ‘Penn’ enjoying more civilized weather conditions than the previous week. Six runners managed ‘route 2’ whilst Julie and Charlotte joined Ann-marie in the achievement of making it around ‘route 1’ without stopping which is a huge step forward. Vanessa and Andy donned very expensive new running trainers, although the big man has irritated an old knee injury and rumour has it that his knee is very swollen this morning.
THIS WEEKS TOP TIP:
Monitor Your Progress: Many people keep a training log or diary - it's a great way to keep track of your progress, and also a motivator on those bad days - it will remind you of your efforts so far, and encourage you to not let them go to waste.
INFO STORE:
Once your activity or exercise routine is finished, its important that you take time to allow your body to recover, especially after a hard aerobic workout. Always let you heart rate come down gradually, if you simply stop at the end of a run, then its likely that the blood that was flowing smoothly around your body will simply be restricted in areas such as your lower legs (blood pooling) which will make recovery and stretching much harder. Aim to keep warm and moving, slowly taking your heart rate down for a minimum period or 5 minutes before you look at performing the cool down stretches.
At the same time you're cooling down, take in fluids to help your body recover
CHINESE PROVERB:
“Dig the well before you are thirsty.”
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