Recovery

I've been training for the Spartan Race for about two weeks now. I run three days a week and strength train two days a week. I used to just treat my days off as a regular day off...eating whatever I wanted, and considered the fact that I wasn't working out to be a genuine rest day for my body. However this dogma is already taking it's toll and I need to switch things up.

I'm noticing that my calf muscles in particular are getting tighter and tighter everytime I run and regular calf stretches aren't loosening them up. I've increased my 4k to a 7k and next week I'll attempt 11k without stopping. I don't want my form to be compromised or to have any injury result; so I've decided to incorporate yoga into my training regimen.

My new weekly training schedule will be as follows and I'll adjust week to week.

Sunday: Early morning yoga and hot bath to stretch and relax muscles

Monday: Strength training 

Tuesday: Run 7k

Wednesday: Run 7k

Thursday: Strength training

Friday: Run 11k

Saturday: Yoga 

Tomorrow will be my first day focusing on recovery and not just doing nothing and calling it a recovery day.

I'll keep you posted on my progress