I have never been so sore from a 5k before. My left leg is tired but my right leg feels like it got hit by a bus. My groin and adductor are especially sensitive. It'll resolve but may take a few days. I pushed myself hard yesterday so it's not unexpected - maybe I even broke up some scar tissue from that race!
I am taking a break now. I have been (carefully) pushing my body for almost 7 months now, and it is time to rest, recover, and rebuild. Hopefully this will also enable me to jump to the next level in my running. I have really become a believer in breaks - they are a too often overlooked component of training. There is a huge fear of losing fitness (and I have been guilty of this too many times). I still remember after the Philly Marathon I was so disappointed in my time and decided not to take a break. Emily Bates ran the marathon a week after me and took a full week off. We met up for a run and I was still dragging from the months of hard training and she was ready to go -recovered and rejuvenated. It's silly if you think about it...pushing your body every day for months and months and never even giving it a week free of stress.
Okay, sorry I started rambling. I am going to take a break - maybe a week or two or three. I may need to run 2-3 miles in order to keep my hip from getting too tight but not much. I'll do some PT and weights - see if I can get my arms big enough to hold up arm sleeves :)
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