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Recovering From a Marathon, Long Run, or Ride
29 September 2008 10:24 am
Gordon Ramsay's finishes the 2007 London Marathon
I’ve just completed my first marathon. What an experience! Who ever thought running 42km (26.2 miles) could be exciting, fun and challenging all at the same time – but it is! The best feeling is that feeling of accomplishment knowing all those months of training and hard work have paid off. I would recommend it to anyone who can run 10km, to set themselves the challenge of training up to a marathon. To all my friends and colleagues who did set themselves the challenge, congratulations!
The biggest question remains, what next? And invariably the answer is ‘another marathon!’, so follow these recovery tips to ensure your pins are feeling stronger than ever so you can get back into training.
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