I was JUST thinking about recovery! I look at my Garmin watch each day to check my VO2 Max & my Training Status & wonder how accurate these watches really are. I know I run much easier & with more energy on Monday after resting Sunday. I feel even better if I rest 2 days. Then you factor in sleep. (My sleep is so bad these days. I miss my teen years when I could easily sleep 8-10 hours with ease.) Anyway, thanks for this! I agree.
I know! My sleep is TERRIBLE and has been for a long time. Really I've always been a light sleeper, but since having kids (and having to get up so often in the night), the times when I sleep all the way through the night are the exception, not the rule. Trying to improve that now, though habits are tough to break!
Hollie Sick has written for us before about how our smartwatches are great, but they're best understood as approximations of our time/speed/data/etc. They rely on GPS, which can get fooled by different kinds of terrain. I still use and rely on my Apple Watch, but I know in the back of my mind that it's not as accurate as what I'd get in a doctor's office.
Thank you for “Recovery and the Adaptation curve.” It makes so much sense. When I allow myself more time to rest after a long race as well as before, I find a much better physical response from my body.
Ha, ha. . . spring weather? Great Joke, Terrell. It may reach 51 degrees here today! I've been taking recovery to the max with the lousy weather and am starting to feel like I need to get out.
Dr.Cucuzzella has always been one of my favorite authors. . .along with Leiberman. The Doctor also is a natural runner and runs barefoot, which is my style. I learned of him through ChiRunning and a gadget called Correct Toes, which by the way, really work.
Another great article. I can't imagine the stress other people put themselves through with relationships. Either I've forgotten them, buried them in my subconscious, or learned my lesson. Who knows?!
I make myself live in the now. That in itself is challenging enough.
Like Yoda says, "Do or do not, there is no try." :)
I really enjoyed reading this Newsletter. I could not agree more. Recovery only happens when we rest. I have made the mistake of overtraining. For a couple of years I was not giving myself sufficient recovery time, and rather than seeing gains, my training flat lined. I was constantly over analyzing reasons why my times were not improving. Is it my heart rate? Is it my cadence? Am I not doing enough interval training? The real issue was that I was not giving my body sufficient time to recover. There is always a learning curve in anything that we do, but, in my case, my own stubbornness extended that curve quite a bit. I am glad that I finally learned that lesson.
It's a judgement call, I think, and each of us knows our own body in a way no one else can. What might be pain for me might be not so bad for you, and vice-versa. I think what he's asking us to do is not to mindlessly push ourselves *only* for the sake of pushing ourselves, but to use our heads and plan out how we get to a given fitness level.
physical pain should not be ignored and trying to push through it can lead to injury, depending on the condition. However at 52 I can say there are going to be random aches and pains that may not preclude running but also do not contribute to gain . “Pain” defined figuratively as persevering, reasonably challenging your limits and dedicating yourself to improvement fits more with a path to “gain”.
Very well said. The challenge of writing about running is that each of us really is in a category of one; our bodies are unique, what we've been through over our lives is particular to each of us, so it's *really* hard to come up with any hard-and-fast rules that apply to all of us. The best we can do, I think, is come up with general guidelines -- we each have to think about how they apply to us.
7.43M today, 8 Deg C. Northern Poland. Pain, none. Must be doing it wrong. Didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express and running with 20 year old trainers (sneakers for you Americans). First time using a smart watch (Garmin Instinct), upgraded from nothing. 53 years old. BMI 21.3, Forest road and some paved sidewalks. Glorious.
I loved this. I’m not a runner but I appreciate having a good relationship with my body and my soul. The idea that we grow stronger when we allow ourselves to recover properly extends to other situations too, like bouts of depression that follow periods of emotional and sometimes physical exertion or grief.
Rest & Recovery, such an important lesson to learn. Unfortunately, before learning the importance of R&R we usually suffer through a few injuries. I've had my share of those, and as I begin my sixth decade I think I have finally mastered this lesson 😊. This was a great read Terrell, thank you so much and have a good day!
This is really good. I know, you've provided ample opportunities for us to use, thru reading or otherwise, but this one resonates with me more. I'll be buying this one, just don't know if it'll be a "real" book or an electronic one for this ne feels like I may want to highlight and annotate in it...
I was JUST thinking about recovery! I look at my Garmin watch each day to check my VO2 Max & my Training Status & wonder how accurate these watches really are. I know I run much easier & with more energy on Monday after resting Sunday. I feel even better if I rest 2 days. Then you factor in sleep. (My sleep is so bad these days. I miss my teen years when I could easily sleep 8-10 hours with ease.) Anyway, thanks for this! I agree.
I know! My sleep is TERRIBLE and has been for a long time. Really I've always been a light sleeper, but since having kids (and having to get up so often in the night), the times when I sleep all the way through the night are the exception, not the rule. Trying to improve that now, though habits are tough to break!
Hollie Sick has written for us before about how our smartwatches are great, but they're best understood as approximations of our time/speed/data/etc. They rely on GPS, which can get fooled by different kinds of terrain. I still use and rely on my Apple Watch, but I know in the back of my mind that it's not as accurate as what I'd get in a doctor's office.
Thank you for “Recovery and the Adaptation curve.” It makes so much sense. When I allow myself more time to rest after a long race as well as before, I find a much better physical response from my body.
Ha, ha. . . spring weather? Great Joke, Terrell. It may reach 51 degrees here today! I've been taking recovery to the max with the lousy weather and am starting to feel like I need to get out.
Dr.Cucuzzella has always been one of my favorite authors. . .along with Leiberman. The Doctor also is a natural runner and runs barefoot, which is my style. I learned of him through ChiRunning and a gadget called Correct Toes, which by the way, really work.
Another great article. I can't imagine the stress other people put themselves through with relationships. Either I've forgotten them, buried them in my subconscious, or learned my lesson. Who knows?!
I make myself live in the now. That in itself is challenging enough.
Like Yoda says, "Do or do not, there is no try." :)
"I make myself live in the now. That in itself is challenging enough."
I can't tell you how much I ❤️ this -- so, so true!
After reading "Don't Overthink it" I have a ways to go. There's always hope! :)
I really enjoyed reading this Newsletter. I could not agree more. Recovery only happens when we rest. I have made the mistake of overtraining. For a couple of years I was not giving myself sufficient recovery time, and rather than seeing gains, my training flat lined. I was constantly over analyzing reasons why my times were not improving. Is it my heart rate? Is it my cadence? Am I not doing enough interval training? The real issue was that I was not giving my body sufficient time to recover. There is always a learning curve in anything that we do, but, in my case, my own stubbornness extended that curve quite a bit. I am glad that I finally learned that lesson.
Thanks so much, W.A.! It takes us time to learn these things, doesn't it?
Still not sure about. No pain no gain. Still seems correct
It's a judgement call, I think, and each of us knows our own body in a way no one else can. What might be pain for me might be not so bad for you, and vice-versa. I think what he's asking us to do is not to mindlessly push ourselves *only* for the sake of pushing ourselves, but to use our heads and plan out how we get to a given fitness level.
I agree...I like to use Know Pain, Know Gain and that will look different for each of us, we are all unique. Great write, thank you Terrell
Thanks so much, Julie!
Thank you! I'm happy I found your newsletter. :)
You are so kind! And likewise -- I'm really happy I found yours too!
Thank you very much. I appreciate that. Write on!
physical pain should not be ignored and trying to push through it can lead to injury, depending on the condition. However at 52 I can say there are going to be random aches and pains that may not preclude running but also do not contribute to gain . “Pain” defined figuratively as persevering, reasonably challenging your limits and dedicating yourself to improvement fits more with a path to “gain”.
Very well said. The challenge of writing about running is that each of us really is in a category of one; our bodies are unique, what we've been through over our lives is particular to each of us, so it's *really* hard to come up with any hard-and-fast rules that apply to all of us. The best we can do, I think, is come up with general guidelines -- we each have to think about how they apply to us.
7.43M today, 8 Deg C. Northern Poland. Pain, none. Must be doing it wrong. Didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express and running with 20 year old trainers (sneakers for you Americans). First time using a smart watch (Garmin Instinct), upgraded from nothing. 53 years old. BMI 21.3, Forest road and some paved sidewalks. Glorious.
Nice!!! 🙌
I loved this. I’m not a runner but I appreciate having a good relationship with my body and my soul. The idea that we grow stronger when we allow ourselves to recover properly extends to other situations too, like bouts of depression that follow periods of emotional and sometimes physical exertion or grief.
Thanks so much, Betsy! 🙌
Rest & Recovery, such an important lesson to learn. Unfortunately, before learning the importance of R&R we usually suffer through a few injuries. I've had my share of those, and as I begin my sixth decade I think I have finally mastered this lesson 😊. This was a great read Terrell, thank you so much and have a good day!
Thank you, Chuck! Right back at you!
This is really good. I know, you've provided ample opportunities for us to use, thru reading or otherwise, but this one resonates with me more. I'll be buying this one, just don't know if it'll be a "real" book or an electronic one for this ne feels like I may want to highlight and annotate in it...