Rest Day or Running the Day Before a Race?

Question:

Olga Polikashkina

Olga Polikashkina

Instagram: @olpolik

Good afternoon.

If a teenager is going to run a biathlon on Saturday, should he train on Friday, the day before, or is it better to rest?

Answer:

Кульков Олег Сергеевич

Kulkov Oleg

Master of Sports of International class in track and field athletics, winner of the Zurich marathon, participant of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, multiple European Cup and Russian championships medalist, coach of the school “I Love Running”

Good afternoon.

There are two approaches to preparation for the race start. The first one is when a runner has a rest the day before the race and the second one is when he performs a light workout.

I used the second approach. Not so much physiological as mental preparation for upcoming race was important for me. I used slow running (not longer than 5 km), stretching, running-specific exercises and short accelerations (sections not longer than 200-400 m) or running pace increase during 1 km.

It's up for you to decide which way will be better for your child.

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