GUIDE TO RESUMPTION OF TRAINING

Sometimes we need to stop and smell the roses and curtail running activities. Seattle rose garden along the shore of Elliott Bay running path. Taken by PKSenagore June 13, 2017. All rights reserved.

AFTER A BREAK  Have you taken a 1-4 week holiday from following a training plan that was not related to an injury and want to resume? Do you abandon preparing for a goal race, pick another, and start a new program going forward? Or can you ease back into the original schedule without hurting yourself? 

Kristan Dietz has written an article for Competitor.com that approaches the issue by length of time off (1-2 weeks, or 3-4 weeks), and whether the break from activity was partial (easy runs, but no training) or complete (no runs, no training). In “How to Start Running Again After A Short Break in Training”, she engages the help of a collegiate cross-country and track coach.

There’s sound advice here that provides runners with justification for changing plans if needed. As Dietz indicates, life happens and there are times when training takes a lower place on our priority list for good reason. This article helps runners develop a safe strategy for going forward when training again becomes possible.

RUN HAPPY!

http://running.competitor.com/2017/07/training/short-break-training_166384