365 days to Ironman

Tag: recovery

  • Recovery Is Not Rest

    It’s another day without training. But it’s not a rest — it’s recovery. I just talked to a friend who struggles with rest days. “I can’t accept not doing anything.” And yes, we all know rest days are part of training. Don’t call it rest. Call it recovery. Because that’s exactly what it is. And recovery can have a plan,…

  • How Many Hours of Sleep Does an Ironman Need? (And Why Yours Might Be Different)

    After I missed my long run last Sunday and struggled to find time for running at all, I finally did my standard loop along the lake today. It felt awesome. I’m still worried about the pain in my foot — turns out it’s not really the ankle. No idea what it is. I’ll have to…