Every athlete needs to assess how they are feeling today. Assess how your body has responded to Monday-Wednesdays sessions and either do the following:
1 – Take a full rest day. If this is the option you choose, then you are not allowed to feel guilty for not going into the gym. Resting is crucial to advancement in your training so if you choose to rest then have no regrets!
2 – Mobilize. Use your regular training time to mobilize. Find your problem areas and spend some time focusing on those areas.
3 – Active Recovery. This could be swimming (you can find our free swim workouts on our Competition blog every Thursday), doing a trail run, a low intensity row session or a run. I have provided a running option for those of you who’d like to run.
Run Session
Three sets of:
Run 1000 Meters @ 80-90% of 1-Mile PR Pace
Rest 2 minutes
Got out to the track today: 4:30/4:25/4:32
5 x 400m run with 2 minute rest in between
15 minutes on assault bike at an easy pace
20+ minutes mobility work before and after
Running:
1) 5:22,
2) 5:10 and
3) 4:54.