Running? I’m Willing To Bet You’re Making The Same Mistake As Every Runner. Ever.
Runners – want to get better at running? Most runners start out running a little, learn the love of it and want to keep doing it, to go further or better their times etc etc.
Here’s the thing, almost every runner at some point in their running journey makes the same critical mistake.
So, here’s the one thing you are doing that is getting in the way of your running…
Running!
Wait, what?
That doesn’t sound right…. But for a lot of runners it is. Quite honestly, running seems like a logical thing to do if you want to get good at it; but if you’ve been running for a while and your progress is stagnating here are two things you could try instead that might help:
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Not running – also known as rest and recovery. Running every day can drain your systems and whilst you might certainly be getting the volume in, you are probably missing the quality piece. Adding in a rest day; not a recovery run day (I’ve been there – I know all the tricks, you won’t sneak that one past me!), an actual rest day, will allow your systems to refresh and for you to hit your next session less fatigued. Voila, better results, with less time input.
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Strength train – this is often a true low hanging fruit for runners; wouldn’t it be great if each stride could propel you slightly further slightly faster with the same or less effort? That’s what strength training can do for you. Plus it’s good for a whole bunch of other health related reasons too.
Added bonus – both of the above can really help with protecting against injury, and also help with recovery and addressing any of those little niggles that often creep in for runners. If you need some guidance, or help with a particular injury book yourself in!