Recovering

i run past this tree often - i loved watching it turn colors :)

this week was a recovery week. it had to be. my legs were so trashed sunday, monday and somewhat tuesday. so sore. so tired. tight. i did not use my head at all when i ran that marathon. i ran a minute faster than my typical race pace. i was trying to go fast for a long time. i'm just not used to that. as bad as i hit that wall, it makes total sense why recovery was so much harder this week.

wednesday - i ran 4 miles. probably too far, too fast, too soon. i didn't think i was running that fast, but when i was done, i could tell it was too soon. my legs were dead!

friday - i ran/walked 4 miles. i felt much better but still had tired legs. i ran past the library where early voting took place. today was the last day to vote early. i ran past two people on the sidewalk and asked them how long they waited - they both told me 4 hours! i ran up the a reporter i follow on twitter and he told me the wait was 4+ hours. and this was close to 5pm! wow!!

saturday - ran 4 miles. legs still felt somewhat tired still so i just took it easy. i did try an epsom salt bath. not sure what it really does physically, but psychologically it felt great!