TrainersEye · Session of the Day · Marathon · #042

Marathon Recovery Run, Mobility & Strides

Easy aerobic flush, mobility for hips/calves, relaxed strides to finish · Block · Build (threshold & volume rise)
Target ≈ 45 minDate  Body Weight  Session RPE cap 3-4/10Coach: MMSx Team of Experts
Warm-Up · RAMPPhase 1 · Runner activation · glutes, calves, hips · 6-8 min
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1Hip Circlespelvis dead level — no hip drop on single-leg work2 × 10
2Inchwormsteady breathing rhythm8 + 8
3Clamshellrun tall — hips forward, eyes on the horizon2 × 10
Phase 2 · Run Drills & Neuromuscular Primer6-8 min · 2 rounds · sharp form, full walk-back
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1Cariocaquick light steps — cadence up, stride quiet2 × 20 m
2Pogo Jumprun tall — hips forward, eyes on the horizon2 × 20 m
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Phase 3 · Main Running Block35 min truly easy · finish with 4 relaxed strides
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1Easy Runrecovery pace: slower than feels necessary — that IS the workout35 min truly easy
2Hip Flexor Stretchsteady breathing rhythm45 s/side
3Couch Stretchsteady breathing rhythm45 s/side
4Strides / Fast Repsstrides: build to fast-relaxed over 20 s — never a sprint4 × 20 s relaxed
Progression: Build rule: add 10% weekly volume max, cut back every 4th week. Tempo is comfortably hard — a race pace you could hold for an hour, never a sprint in disguise.
Phase 4 · Runner's Strength & ArmorRunner's gym: unilateral + calf-Achilles + pelvis control · rest 90 s
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1Tibialis Raise — wall lean4-s lowering — the Achilles is built slowly3 × 12 slow
2Walking Lungepelvis dead level — no hip drop on single-leg work2 × 8/side
3Dead Bugrun tall — hips forward, eyes on the horizon2 × 8
Phase 5 · Runner Cool-Down & Tissue Care4-6 min · calves, hamstrings & hip flexors long, easy breathing
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1Seated Forward Foldsteady breathing rhythm45 s/side
2Cobra Posesteady breathing rhythm45 s/side
3Box Breathingsteady breathing rhythm4-4-4-4 · 2 min
Coach notes: Log every load and every time box — next week's card asks for 2% more.
Whole Session TimeFirst warm-up minute → last second of the cool-down
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TrainersEye · MMSx Authority Institute · Session of the Day · Written by the MMSx team of certified professionals
Mileage must be earned — +10% weekly max, easy days truly easy, stop at any sharp bone or Achilles pain. Scale load to your level, stop at pain, follow the BPIT Principle of Intensity and NASM/ACSM/ACE safety guidance. Educational — not medical advice.