Importance of Rest

I was reminded today of the importance of rest and listening to one’s body when rest is needed.  After an early am swim on my own with drill emphasis I had plans for a tempo run & easy bike late afternoon.  2012 has been off to a frenzied start allowing me to fine tune my time management skills.  I have only had a couple of days off from training the last seven weeks and today my body was asking for some down time from swim, bike and run.  In my wily youth I probably would have pushed through the voices from within telling me I needed to rest.  Fortunately, I have the discipline and wisdom to heed these calls and allow my body to rest & regenerate.

As athletes it is quite difficult at times to let go of a specific training session or back-off when our bodies need rest as we perceive everyone else is killing it day-in and day-out.  Gotta keep up with so-and-so.  It is an incredibly long race season and we are best served to include active recovery days and complete rest days within our training plans.  I am quite certain I did good by my body, mind and spirit with a mid-day nap and recovery session in the NormaTec boots at All Sports Recovery Lounge.  Looking forward to getting after things tomorrow!

Keep it smooth…

Brad