Need Help Recovering*

[sprinterjones]

Hey all, sprinter here who ran LA marathon yesterday...never ran more than like 3 miles ever so i was pretty happy.
Anyway, uh, i cant move today. Just wondering if anyone has any good advice for post race. I dont drink during the week, so that one's out...thanx...

[ltricard]

Re: Need Help Recovering*

>Hey all, sprinter here who ran LA marathon yesterday...never ran more than like
>3 miles ever so i was pretty happy.
Anyway, uh, i cant move today. Just
>wondering if anyone has any good advice for post race. I dont drink during the
>week, so that one's out...thanx...

congrats...i did it also in ny - 2000 -
it goes away soon...just hot tub it....

[sprinterjones]

Re: Need Help Recovering*

cool! i would love to do Boston but not fast enough.....so i take it going out and jogging today would be bad?? i need to get out thats all! adrenaline!

[az2004]

Re: Need Help Recovering*

I'd suggest some walking today and then evaluate each day to see where the soreness stands...

I'd bet you'll feel this till april....

knock down a few powerbars and gatorade too...

that's what I do....

don't run until the major soreness goes away

[26mi235]

Re: Need Help Recovering*

You probably want to avoid going up and down hills. If and when you do run, wait until you are comfortable doing so and then through in some quicker stuff (but very brief - 10 to 30 seconds at a time) to work a range of motion. You should have more range of motion if you are a sprinter; don't lose it.

[Kevin]

Re: Need Help Recovering*

Congratulations on your race. I second the hot tubbing suggestion. Walking at a moderate pace, and drinking lots of fluids are also good ideas. Again, good job.

[sprinterjones]

Re: Need Help Recovering*

thanks.....i hope this doesnt destroy my 400/800 season....

[ltricard]

Re: Need Help Recovering*

>thanks.....i hope this doesnt destroy my 400/800 season....

it will if you don't re-coop...don't run too soon....you need to re-coop.....at least 2 weeks.....then some easy running...

[doug0914]

Re: Need Help Recovering*

>thanks.....i hope this doesnt destroy my 400/800 season....

think positive, peter snell ran a world record 144.3 800 meters just 6 weeks after running a marathon.

[go pre]

Re: Need Help Recovering*

walk backward down steps. must less pain that way.