Triathlon - the day after
Thank goodness for Tylenol 8 hour! I first used it a few years ago when I ran in the Phoenix Rock 'n Roll marathon where I was part of a study comparing the effectiveness of Tylenol 8 hour in reducing muscle pain and soreness after running the marathon. This stuff works! I started taking it yesterday after the triathlon, and will continue through today.
Other tactics to reduce muscle soreness and recover after a hard event or workout:
- Rehydrate for the next 24 hours. I drank a bunch of water, Gatorade, and V8 right after the race and throughout the evening and into today. V8 is a summertime post-race favorite because I'm craving sodium due to all the sweating.
- Eat every 2-4 hours to fuel recovering muscles. This part is easy! I brought food with me to the triathlon, plus they had bananas and pizza for the racers. We had too-ripe bananas at home, so I made banana bread last night, using a healthy and delcious recipe from http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=549764 Add in some fruit, salad, BBQ chicken, yogurt/fruit smoothie, peanut butter sandwiches and I'm feeling great!
- Stretch. I sat in the shade yesterday after the race, chatting with the other racers and stretching while we listened to the race results and cheered for the winners. At home, I used the stick, a great tool for self-massage of sore muscles. Check it out at http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/HSP003/ It really helps get the kinks out.
- Rest. Yesterday I took it easy after the triathlon. Today is another rest day: no running, biking, swimming, or weight-lifting. Just some more stretching and using the stick. Tomorrow I'll get back into activity with a run and hopefully bike ride.
Feeling great!
Other tactics to reduce muscle soreness and recover after a hard event or workout:
- Rehydrate for the next 24 hours. I drank a bunch of water, Gatorade, and V8 right after the race and throughout the evening and into today. V8 is a summertime post-race favorite because I'm craving sodium due to all the sweating.
- Eat every 2-4 hours to fuel recovering muscles. This part is easy! I brought food with me to the triathlon, plus they had bananas and pizza for the racers. We had too-ripe bananas at home, so I made banana bread last night, using a healthy and delcious recipe from http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=549764 Add in some fruit, salad, BBQ chicken, yogurt/fruit smoothie, peanut butter sandwiches and I'm feeling great!
- Stretch. I sat in the shade yesterday after the race, chatting with the other racers and stretching while we listened to the race results and cheered for the winners. At home, I used the stick, a great tool for self-massage of sore muscles. Check it out at http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/HSP003/ It really helps get the kinks out.
- Rest. Yesterday I took it easy after the triathlon. Today is another rest day: no running, biking, swimming, or weight-lifting. Just some more stretching and using the stick. Tomorrow I'll get back into activity with a run and hopefully bike ride.
Feeling great!
posted by Lynn Grieger and Mike Ryan at
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