With so many events every weekend people just sign up for a race without even thinking, forget about training...
"Inviting Injuries"
If you have signed up for a race do practice accordingly.
Training Points to remember :-
Distance:- 5k or 42k
Any distance has different demands on the body. Food / hydration / clothing all need to be sorted before you show up for a race. Also a brief idea of elevation on the race route will help you to train accordingly and include inclines / declines in your practice runs.
Surface :- Natural Trail / Mud / Tarmac / Grass / Synthetic.
All surfaces have different Ground Reaction forces so maximum training should happen on surface on which you are about to race. Also you might need to change your footwear according to the training surface.
Time of the day :- As race organizers get creative they plan race start time different times of the day ie. Morning, Late morning, Evening and even Night.
You need to do a few practice runs at that time of the day as your body will behave differently than your daily morning run when you run in the evening after all day's stress and food.
- Gagan Arora
ACSM Personal Trainer
"Inviting Injuries"
If you have signed up for a race do practice accordingly.
Training Points to remember :-
Distance:- 5k or 42k
Any distance has different demands on the body. Food / hydration / clothing all need to be sorted before you show up for a race. Also a brief idea of elevation on the race route will help you to train accordingly and include inclines / declines in your practice runs.
Surface :- Natural Trail / Mud / Tarmac / Grass / Synthetic.
All surfaces have different Ground Reaction forces so maximum training should happen on surface on which you are about to race. Also you might need to change your footwear according to the training surface.
Time of the day :- As race organizers get creative they plan race start time different times of the day ie. Morning, Late morning, Evening and even Night.
You need to do a few practice runs at that time of the day as your body will behave differently than your daily morning run when you run in the evening after all day's stress and food.
- Gagan Arora
ACSM Personal Trainer
