How to recover from running everyday

Ever wonder what the most important thing is to do post run? Eat? Stretch? Foam roll?

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Shower???

Fret no more, as a running coach I’m going to walk you through what matters, what you can do later, and what you may not have to do at all.

If you’re anything like me the post-run cooldown is dashing into the house, grabbing my green smoothie, hoping to swallow some before hopping into the shower, and then bounding out of the shower trying to dry my hair while still sweating.

It’s a real treat.

Of course, then I started working from home and just skipped the whole shower thing to go straight to my computer and clack away at the keyboard for a few hours before realizing “I’m disgusting”.

But the cats have never once complained and as a result, you get articles like this.

What To Do After a Run? Best Post-Run Routine for Runners

However, a few years ago I started to wonder if I was shortchanging my runs by ignoring that post-workout cooldown period.

I mean I always walk for a few minutes when I stop

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