Some interesting messages in the forum recently, mentioning the impact of races on a training schedule. I can understand the sentiments. Even a tortoise like me, who strains every slow twitch fibre to avoid expending too much effort, gets wiped out by these events. The excitements of the last two weekends have exhausted me. I went for a laid-back run early on Tuesday, but was hamstrung by pain up the back of my thighs, and have had to take a couple of days off to make sure I’m recovered properly.… READ MORE.... …