Matt Fitzgerald explains how to run recovery runs correctly: stay below your prescribed intensity limit, keep perceived exertion at 3 out of 10, and avoid steep hills or power-walk them instead. The goal is low-stress sessions that actually help you recover.
Here are 3 tips to help you get the most out of recovery runs. 1. Respect the upper limit of the prescribed intensity range. There's no such thing as too slow in recovery runs, but if you're not mindful, it is easy to get carried away and go too fast. 2. Pay attention to your rate of perceived exertion, or RPE, keeping it at or below a 3 out of 10 from start to finish of every recovery run. 3. Avoid steep hills, and if you can't avoid them, consider power walking them to keep your intensity from creeping too high.
Hosava Kretzmann: Live from Dream Run Camp, Hopi/Diné runner and Flagstaff local!
Chris Thornley: The Story Behind Squirrel’s Nut Butter: Funny Name, Serious Lube
Nick Arciniaga: Running Plateaus, Chasing the Olympic Marathon Team, and Supershoes!
