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rhb
rhb
Feb 2017
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Slow catching up, yes a bit like that TGO thing I guess.
Fenland (Fenners) Runner
Fenland (Fenners) Runner
Feb 2017
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Question for the 100-miler runners out there.

How long did it take you to recover from your first 100-miler?
zp
zp
Feb 2017
7:38pm, 3 Feb 2017
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2 or 3 weeks.

I still have strava PRs from mid August after my first L100 that I can't get close to now.
NDWDave
NDWDave
Feb 2017
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4 weeks until I was back to normal. It was a very wet race so had severe blistered feet so hobbled for the first week or so. Back running week 2 but felt drained and got tired quicker than normal. Ive done a few since and 4 weeks seems to be the average. I'm back running after 3 or 4 days but very slowly
Fenland (Fenners) Runner
Fenland (Fenners) Runner
Feb 2017
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Cheers zp and NDWDave, I was fearing you were going to say months....
zp
zp
Feb 2017
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Personally, I think it helped that I was clearly very fit when I got to the taper point, so in July I did very little but the race itself, so at least had a few quiet weeks beforehand which must have helped getting running again afterwards.

But it's probably quite an individual thing, recovery time. Fatigue is one thing, but blisters/trench-foot/etc can really knock recovery back a bit I think, as NDWDave found out :)
NDWDave
NDWDave
Feb 2017
8:11pm, 3 Feb 2017
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I did 4 between May and October with 6-10 weeks between each one. Just about enough time to recover.

I have made it into work the Monday after one of the races and was ok (I have a desk job).
Fenland (Fenners) Runner
Fenland (Fenners) Runner
Feb 2017
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Thanks again zp.

I class variables as controllable and uncontrollable.

You can do nothing about environmental conditions, but kit, etc, is about trial and error and finding what works FOR YOU!!!
zp
zp
Feb 2017
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That's slightly insane, Dave ;)
Fenland (Fenners) Runner
Fenland (Fenners) Runner
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8:14pm, 3 Feb 2017
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Cheers NDWDave, that sounds epic!!

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