Post Marathon Training

After the marathon just over a week ago, I’m having four weeks of less running. I will instead focus on other exercises and train somewhat differently than I normally do. The objectives of this four weeks program are to heal nagging injuries, become stronger, be able to keep a good posture all through a long race, become more balanced, and be better prepared for some hard running again. There is also the mental aspect of switching focus for a while. I want to keep that eager to run, which is hard if you have the same training regime year round.

Though I’m cutting down substantially on the running volume, I mustn’t lose my endurance. Thus, these four weeks will include some tough, high intensity non-running sessions. Of course, I will do a bit of running as well, but not more than 40-50% of my normal volume. The first week was a combination of recovery and getting into the new exercises – a low intensity week. The intensity level will increase week by week.

I’m doing this together with The Aspire Club. They help me with their training expertise, facilities and feedback. First thing we did was a so functional movement screen; 7 test exercises to assess what parts to emphasize on. Then we set up the program accordingly. Will be interesting to work with Aspire and see how they can help improve my running.