Ran the 400 on gravel first time and tracks last time. Running on tracks I felt extra strain in my left gluteus medius afterwards which I contribute to the turns, probably should switch direction halfway through. What is the main reason for sticking to a slower tempo - injury prevention? pace control? avoiding overtraining in the recovery part of the cycle?
Since the running went fine for two complete cycles I can probably address the overuse injury to that day when we were doing kind of a decathlon of random activities from chasing each other, running an obstacle course, tug-o-war et.c.
I feel fine now, and having rested a bit and getting back into a better sleeping pattern feels great. Starting with easy run today. Not sure if I should go back to intervals again just yet or just do easy runs for a week or so first. What would you suggest?
Since the running went fine for two complete cycles I can probably address the overuse injury to that day when we were doing kind of a decathlon of random activities from chasing each other, running an obstacle course, tug-o-war et.c.
I feel fine now, and having rested a bit and getting back into a better sleeping pattern feels great. Starting with easy run today. Not sure if I should go back to intervals again just yet or just do easy runs for a week or so first. What would you suggest?