then later that afternoon i got an itch to go run a fast, quick 3 miler. felt so good!! so for this week, i ran 12 miles total post marathon and felt great overall.
this week:
tuesday - 5 easy miles that felt great!
wednesday - 8 miles; lots of fartleks which made it fun
saturday - 13 miles mostly on a trail. the hardest part was getting out the door. i had a headache and was torn with the desire to run and sit at home. so, i pushed myself out and started to run. warmed up to it after 5 miles. then i got my groove on and had fun running more fartleks, this time for .3 to .5 tenths of a mile. trying to ease back into speed work. i was thinking i'd run ten, and it ended up being thirteen miles - all with NO gels. my legs were dead and lower back felt a little sore. i did have my handheld nathan 10oz water bottle and filled it once at the bathroom at the park where i ran. the water fountain was broken so i used the sink water. the lady inside said i was "hardcore" for filling it from the sink. hmmm. what did she mean?! i pushed myself on this run and was fine with no gels. it's fun to experiment and come out ok!
(26 miles - second week post marathon.)
2 comments:
How to fun to run w/Jennifer!
So glad you are getting back to it so soon. Have you thought anymore about a marathon for 2012? Grandma's?
You're close enough to run in the mountains from home? I'm kind of jealous!
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