Perfect day Monday, 62º sunny, and a day off so went to the track, first time in a month. Did full warmup, small amount of running on turf and one hill to test the waters.
I wasn't 100% pain free in full stride, so I'm not going to launch into any running regime yet. All this on turf except the hill/.
Stretches, drills
4 x 50m high knee running w/ 30 sec rest
2 x 50m (80%) - 7.49, 7.43
100m hill - 22.90
It was probably more than I should have done first time out because the knee was sore that night, but it feels ok today, the day after. And recovery is what it's about. Pretty much pain free in the limited stride things like the hill and high knee running. Can feel just a slight amount of pain in full stride sprint. Only when that goes away, will I do anything like a scheduled regime of running intervals. For now, I'm going to stay conservative with mostly rowing and biking and strength. However, the short choppy strides of hill and stair running are fine.
Gained a little weight. About 144
Is there a reason that you don't include slow distance runs on horse trails for blood flow, tendon strengthening? It was crucial to the recovery from my knee injury. Also not a good idea to compulsively time and check heart rate on everything you do. Many age 60 sprinters go from world class to out of the game by age 70. Their bodies can't keep up with their egos.
ReplyDelete