Strategies for improving marathon performance
Daytime napMo Farah, the most successful British athlete in Olympic history when he won the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medals at both 5,000m and 10,000m, shared with Runner's World magazine that he slept from 10 pm to 7 pm The next morning, plus 2 hours of nap time in the afternoon.Besides taking short breaks like meals, getting enough sleep also helps improve muscle glycogen storage, while helping to recover and minimize the risk of injury to runners. A 2014 study of 112 high and high school athletes in the US found a link between injury and sleep deprivation. For athletes who sleep less than 8 hours a day, the risk of injury is 1.7 times higher than those who sleep more than 8 hours.
When an athlete sleeps more than 8 hours a night, the physical exhaustion decreases 10-30%, incre...
