got food?
i've been working on runners who are getting ready to run the white rock marathon during the last 2 weeks and i'm wondering about something....
what, you ask, am i wondering about?
i wonder how many of the runners i've seen are having taper/psycological related issues; ghost or phantom pains that feel like a real injury. have any of you experienced this? perhaps they are on the verge of an injury and the massage work increasing circulation and decreasing adhesions prevents the injury from happening or at least prolongs its arrival. isn't it true that all one's training is done 3 weeks out from the race and then a runner starts to taper? i wonder why these issues or pains or tweaks or whatever you want to call them don't show up during monster month when mileage and intensity are both high?
i notice this happening with me a little bit too, but not pain or injury stuff very much. for me it's appetite. it feels like i could eat my weight in nearly anything. thank god for running.
good luck to all who are racing this weekend, especially those at white rock. my bib number is 9635 if anyone wants to check up.
i'm getting kinda hungry.
happy running!
what, you ask, am i wondering about?
i wonder how many of the runners i've seen are having taper/psycological related issues; ghost or phantom pains that feel like a real injury. have any of you experienced this? perhaps they are on the verge of an injury and the massage work increasing circulation and decreasing adhesions prevents the injury from happening or at least prolongs its arrival. isn't it true that all one's training is done 3 weeks out from the race and then a runner starts to taper? i wonder why these issues or pains or tweaks or whatever you want to call them don't show up during monster month when mileage and intensity are both high?
i notice this happening with me a little bit too, but not pain or injury stuff very much. for me it's appetite. it feels like i could eat my weight in nearly anything. thank god for running.
good luck to all who are racing this weekend, especially those at white rock. my bib number is 9635 if anyone wants to check up.
i'm getting kinda hungry.
happy running!
posted by Richard Maas LMT, MTI at 6:14 PM
2 Comments:
Load up on them oats Richard. You know you want to.
Phantom pains during taper are VERY common. Increased appetite is too. I suppose you can justify the extra food as stored fuel for the big day provided you aren't eating a whole lot more, and just to satisfy that other hunger.
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