Why Humans Are Designed To Run Long / Comrades Marathon Wrap /
The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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Do You Have a Long Recovery Period?
The recovery period would be longer for those doing ultra merithans, like the comrades thatare mainly on the road. But i wouldn't bank on finding a longer recovery using methods like this. You'd have to test the muscle at the limits of its performance. An 800 meter ase that lasts one minute 55 or one minute forty four needs two days to recover from even ths a it a couple of minutes inds. It's interesting, because if you can get quantify the ideal of the recovery time, you can then start advising people as to when they would suitably recover.
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