HOW TO: Recover from a long run
Jul 19, 2011
To help your body bounce back from distance running, listen to Dave McGillivray, race director for the Boston Marathon -- and a marathon runner himself -- and his frequent running partner Josh Nemzer. "Recovery from a long run begins immediately after you finish it," McGillivray says: * Keep moving. After a run, try to walk for at least five minutes instead of immediately coming to a full stop ...