Quote Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan View Post
I have a plan. I'm going to run the Great Lakes tomorrow, but that will be my last race for about a month. I can't rest completely I will go mad so I'm planning to spend two weeks alternating a 20 minute very gentle jog one day and a gentle bike ride the next.

After that two weeks I'll start running properly, but no speed work just run on the fells with the club and on my own at a steady pace. Then I'll do a park run and see where I am....

In the meantime I'm going to get a print out of my blood test, talk to someone who knows what they're on about and start taking WPs supplement suggestion.

What does anyone think about the plan? Does it sound sensible or should I rest? How much fitness will I lose?
I disagree with the advice to take a multivitamin - have a healthy diet instead. Chemical vitamins are different from natural vitamins and there is no evidence they benefit healthy people, indeed there is some evidence of harm, particularly in smokers. If tests show you are vitamin deficient then you need to find out why, rather than simply replacing what is missing.

Good luck doing The Great Lakes Run - it could be a bit wet!