I see no reason why this should get personal but for the record, my longest run before the marathon was just 13 miles and I ran only four times in the 6 weeks prior to the event.. was that the answer you were expecting? No, I didn't think so. Alisons husband rides 14 miles a day, which as already noted in the thread should be more than enough to get someone through a slow 60 miler at the weekend.
Alison asked a question, you simply replied 'yes', with no explanation or reasoning. It's true because you say so... right?
I simply offered an alternative view with a small degree of explanation and linked to a supporting study.
Maybe 'fatigue' was a poor choice of phrase, but you know what I meant, and I credit you with enough intelligence to appreciate that a 'strain' is not the same as the damage caused by exercise and it therefore does not necessarily follow that treatment for one should be the same as the other.
You can argue semantics all night long if you like, but I'd rather see you provide some evidence that demonstrates that ice baths do in fact, without doubt, aid recovery... And I'm sure others would appreciate that too.
