Recovery Day

Recovery days. They are probably the most important day in your weekly training schedule. Most people think that they become faster or stronger during there workouts. However that is not the case. You get faster and stronger when your body is repairing itself and recovering from the workouts your put it through. That is why the recovery day is just as important, if not more important, than that 50 mile bike ride you think you need to do today. 

Its easy to sit here and write that but I must admit it is still something I struggle with. I still have a burning desire to get faster, and stronger, and lighter. So even I fall into that same trap of a mindset where I feel like I need to be doing something....anything...all the time to see constant improvement. Even though I know in my head that is not the case, I find it a constant struggle sometime to actually follow through and do NOTHING for a day and let my body recuperate. 

But that is what I did today. Oh believe me, I set the alarm for 7 am this morning with the idea of getting up for a run. But when I got up this morning I had to convince myself it was OK to take the day off and rest. I have a race coming up next weekend and I want to make sure I am not too worn down to put forth my best effort. 

So no matter how hard it was, this is where I spent a lot of time today....