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Did 10km with 20kg yesterday. (self.rucking)

submitted 1 year ago by feedum_sneedson to c/rucking

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Terrible time, and my hip flexors are smashed to bits today.

So how do I get better?

Should probably mention this was the first time I've ever tried rucking!

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[–] feedum_sneedson 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cheers. I'm training for an OCR event, so this is one part of that. And yeah, hip flexors have taken a beating more than they would running a half marathon.

I suppose I'll do a 5km and an 8-10km each week. This needs to be on top of running at least three times a week so it's challenging to fit everything in.

I think the main thing I should be focusing on is speed, as much as that correlates to cardiovascular performance. But it took a long time to find any sort of rhythm yesterday.

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you want an out-of-the-box plan, I can vouch for Mountain Tactical's stuff. They used to have OCR plans, I used one to prep for a goruck.

Since you run halfs already, push your lacrosse ball into your piriformis until you reaches your soul, that'll help the hips. You might also need to adjust your running gait for load carrying; you generally want to limit upper body movement to the extent you are able.

[–] feedum_sneedson 1 points 1 year ago

Appreciate the advice, thank you. I've not been able to move much for the past two days! Training starts again tomorrow.