Today I ran 2 miles again. I did have to walk for about 30 seconds because my heartrate got a little ahead of me - 174 bpm. I tried to slow down, but it didn't drop. So I had to walk. Total time was 22 minutes, so 11 minute miles. Not bad - a little slower than I wanted, but I think I can do this.
I felt Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) later in the day. I talked to the guy at GNC, and he said that runners should be taking protein powder to repair damaged muscles. I didn't think I was doing all that much muscle damage, since I'm only running two miles. I already take protein powder after working out in the gym, and I have never felt DOMS after a workout, so I'll give it a try after running.
There was a study done a while ago on people who run ultra marathons, and it has been found that their bodies are loaded with creatine after competing; the presence of creatine indicates muscle damage. (The human body produces creatine naturally when muscles are damaged - weight lifters take extra creatine to get the body to rebuild more muscle after a workout.)
No comments:
Post a Comment