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Racing After A Marathon

Posted January 2nd, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Jim Fortner

Section: Running & Training, Training Tips

Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.

The weeks immediately following a marathon is a great time to race … and race well!

I have run PR’s (personal records) in 17 races (including a second marathon three times) 2-6 weeks after running a marathon all out:

A metric marathon PR 3-weeks after the 1983 Maryland Marathon.
A 10k PR 1-week after the old 1984 Marathon.
A 10k PR 2-weeks after the 1984 MCM.
A PR in the Maryland Marathon 4-weeks after the 1984 MCM.

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Enjoy the post-race celebration
. . . but skip the bubbly

Posted December 18th, 2006 at 10:00 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Health & Fitness

A few years ago (while I was living in Florence, Italy) I trained a good friend of mine to run the Rome Marathon.

I paced him throughout the cobble-stone laden course and he crossed the finish line in just over 4 hours; an excellent time for a first-time marathoner.

After the race, as I gleamed with pride over his accomplishment, we went to a restaurant near the Coliseum to stuff our faces and I did what any good friend would do to celebrate such a milestone . . . I ordered a bottle of champagne.

No, alcohol and post-race recovery are not a match made in heaven (especially when so many runners’ stomachs are already in knots), but we were caught up in the aftermath of his glory. We were also in Italy, where alcohol is an important and respected dimension of the culture.
So as they say . . . “When in Rome”!
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