Nutritional Goodies

This week starts the taper for the Boston Marathon.  Most runners will begin with a decrease in weekly running volume of 20%.  There will be at least 2 days of speed/strength workouts and one long run of no more than 16 – 17 miles, in some cases 14 miles will suffice as the long run.  In terms of nutrition, we need to focus on muscle repair, strength and recovery.  To do this, increase protein and decrease carbohydrates slightly.  My first day of tapering was a strength workout on the treadmill which included a 2 mile warm up, 3 x 1600, [...]