FlyGuy
WKR
Hoping for some experienced advise with this issue. I'm full on training for September. Finally got motivated to get back in shape after the mtn kicked my tail last year. I'm down about 35 lbs since Jan, would like to lose 10-15 more. I'm doing one long run per week, currently 10-12 miles. I live in the Houston area now though, and I'm really struggling with this heat. I've always been an above average sweater, but this heat is really pulling it out of me. I Run trails to give me shade, start really early to get the best Temps available, and I get in a lot of fluids before and during a run (killed an entire 100 oz bladder during my run this morning).
My question is - what should I be drinking afterwards to aid in recovery? For the last 3-4 weeks I feel drained for the entire day after a long run. Heck I'm still feeling terrible after my run that was >10 hours ago. I really don't want to drink a bunch of high calorie Gatorade, but I'm feeling like maybe I'm getting "washed out" from all the fluids in and out? Any ideas on what can help reduce the recovery time?
My question is - what should I be drinking afterwards to aid in recovery? For the last 3-4 weeks I feel drained for the entire day after a long run. Heck I'm still feeling terrible after my run that was >10 hours ago. I really don't want to drink a bunch of high calorie Gatorade, but I'm feeling like maybe I'm getting "washed out" from all the fluids in and out? Any ideas on what can help reduce the recovery time?