Good Soreness and Recovery

Yesterday's hill workout felt great, and gave me energy throughout the entire day.  Today, I was actually a little sore, and by early afternoon, I was exhausted.  It's a reminder that training is training. Yesterday's workout was solid, and it certainly stimulated my muscles.  In fact, I was a little surprised to find myself feeling both sore and tired today.  However, that's a good thing.  That's part of what training is al about, and shows that I'm using my muscles differently.  So, instead of doing another hard workout, or even a run today, I just walked a bunch.  Recovery matters.

I suppose that none of this should be surprising.  Anytime you change the stimuli, it's going to take some time to get used to it.  I'm clearly still getting used to it.  But it's all good.  It actually feels really good to feel the impact of these workouts.  On the other hand, I do feel tired today.  Which is where recovery comes into play.  And, recovery is what it's all about. Whether you're doing endurance training, or speed training, recovery matters.

So, today I rest and recover.  It's an important part of training, maybe the most important part.  And, yet, I always have to remind myself of its importance.  It's kind of funny, when I look back over the year at my blogs.  It's actually been awhile, though, since I've had much soreness the day after a workout, even if I'd run 20 miles, or ridden for a hundred.  But, I'm doing new things and my body is still getting used to doing that.  This is how I'm going to get to my goal of 20:20 in 2020!