Active Recovery

Important to race recovery is conducting a post race active recovery.  Simply put, get out the door the day after the race and exercise at a 20-35% of your max.  Though intensities may vary, working out the kinks is an imperative.  Be it favorite lifts, a scaled WOD, stationary bike or a lilght jog.  After completing El Scorcho, albeit in pain, I participated in an Alamo Crossfit WOD Monday afternoon.  Scaling down is the way to go.  In fact, I had the slowest finishing time of the entire day.  No worries, please check all egos at the door.  The following three days I continued slow recovery workouts.  The result?  By Saturday, my legs felt fresh.  Getting out with Team Alamo Endurnce Saturday turned out a great morning run.  Last week's workouts:  

- ACF WOD x 2, scaled downed
- 2 x 30 minute light jogs
- stretching (all the time)
- Saturday run:  8-9 miles easy pace

You can read a great article on Active Recovery here.

Back to Victory 400 training this week.  For the Warriors.