What to do the week after a marathon

For many people fantasies of a juicy burger on a pretzel bun topped with melted cheese and a fries dipped in a milk shake get them through the final 6.2 miles of a marathon, the post run meal dream is real.

But what should you eat after running? The answer is that your choice absolutely matters to improve recovery.There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a little splurge, especially right after a race when your body NEEDS carbohydrates to kickstart the recovery process.

But after that meal the focus needs to come back to recovery and there are indeed best post run foods.

I say this because one of the first questions almost ANY runner asks is “how soon can I start running again?” And I cover this in-depth in the post marathon recovery plan, so today we’re adding to that by looking at how the foods we eat will improve not only our post race recovery, but our recovery throughout training!

A smart recovery nutrition plan will decrease inflammation, improve energy/mood and take you back into training without havi

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