What Should I Do if I Miss a Long Run?

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Written By Ali Marty

Season 1 Episode 63 of Running to the Castle Podcast w/ Dr. Ali Marty

In this episode of Running to the Castle I’m answering a question a runner emailed me: They missed their long run, what should they do to make it up?

Some options when you miss a long run

  • Skip it and move on

  • Start a week behind and skip the next planned cut back week 

Some questions to ask yourself:

  • Have I recently ran beyond this long distance?

  • Am I starting from 0 miles lately?

  • Do I have vacation or busy weeks coming up?

Questions I answer in this episode;

  • Can you make up that long run later in the week?

  • Can you tack on the extra miles onto another run?

  • What do you do about the long run when you’re on vacation?

Links mentioned in this episode: 2 week break

Ali Marty

Hi! I’m Ali. I’ve been in the health and wellness space since graduating with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2012. I worked in the typical outpatient clinic with active men and women with orthopedic injuries (shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, muscle and ligament tears, knee pain, IT Band pain, plantar fasciitis, and hip and knee arthritis until 2018 at which point I started Mobile Physical Therapy in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over the past few years I’ve transitioned to helping women running runDisney races after they’ve had an injury and they want to finish strong and enjoy the rest of their runcation.

https://dralipt.com
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