Lovin’ Runnin’ - Corina's Marathon Blog

Back into the heavy training. My week started with being super busy at work so I didn’t manage to get my Monday run it until Wednesday. That being an 11 mile run, further than I have run in several months, meant I was nervous about it until Wednesday as well. Once I did get going though it all went good. I ran strong and most importantly I enjoyed myself. To catch up on my missed runs I added another 6 miles plus strides in on Thursday. My legs felt tired but they still functioned. The strides actually felt great to do. I have a habit of my legs turning to lead and just shuffling along. In the past strides have helped me a great deal get a bit of spring in my step. It was good to be doing them again, stretching my legs out more and feel like I was gliding.

One thing that I reached for this week were my compression socks. I have the discussions often with clients whether compression works and whether it should be worn during or after training. My answer to that is that it is a completely individual choice. Personally I love wearing my compression socks after training to help my recovery. I don’t feel they give me any advantage during training so I don’t wear them. Other people feel differently and prefer to wear them during training. The best advice is to try compression at different times and see what helps you the most.

I like using socks the most as I get most of my aches from running in the calves. Again, try out different garments to see which ones work best for you. Within the different brands by personal preference is for Zoot. Their garments are made on a circular loom meaning that the compressive force is even distributed around your body and not concentrated over the seams where it doesn’t do you much good. The other company that manufactures their garments this way is CompressSport, they are just now reaching the US, I have some of their clothing and I love those too.

Keep running :-)