Recovery Run After a 100km Ultra: Medicine or Poison? I Tested It Myself
Recovery Run After a 100km Ultra: Medicine or Poison? I Tested It Myself Two days after finishing a 100km ultra at Cheongnamdae, I laced up again. Here's what happened — and what science says about it. My Body Rejected the First 300 Meters Two days after the Cheongnamdae 100km ultra, I put my running shoes back on. Honestly, even walking wasn't comfortable. The moment my foot hit the ground, my palms went cold with sweat. My entire body was screaming at me. "Not yet." But then something strange happened. Around the 300-meter mark, my body started to loosen up. By the time I hit 1km, I could actually run. I started at an 8:00/km pace, and before I knew it, I'd settled into 6:30/km. I ended up running about 5km total. The real surprise came afterward. Walking felt noticeably easier than before the run. That's when it hit me. "So recovery runs really are a thing." · · · Why Does Running Help You...
