A clydesdale no more!

Just a nice and easy recovery run.  Besides the usual post marathon dead legs my feet are really hurting.  I seem to be less sore than I usually am after a marathon.  Plan for the week is to just take it easy and only run as much as my body will allow.  Things are going to start being really busy around here.  My son starts 7th grade this morning and the fall soccer season starts today as well.  Somehow, I got talked into coaching his team this year.  Once the girls start soccer we are going to have something going on every day.

It felt very warm this morning.  The temperature wasn't that high so I'm not sure why it felt so warm.  My feet and ankles were pretty sore for the first couple of miles.  My foot was bothering me most of the day yesterday.  

A little bit better every day.  Other than some soreness in my ankles and feet I am feeling pretty good.  It was quite a bit cooler out this morning than yesterday.  Now that it is darker and the temperature is coming down, it is starting to feel a little like fall.

Started out feeling pretty good but was really wiped out towards the end of the run.  Maybe it's just part of the recovery process but I really had very little energy or desire to run after 4 miles.

Felt about the same as yesterday but maybe a little better. There were a couple of runners on the road that I tried to catch and stay ahead of so I had motivation to push a little harder. The smoke from the fire last night at the RV shop was pretty bad. I smelled like campfire when I got home.

There is a rule of thumb in running that states that for every pound above your ideal running weight that you are costs you 2 seconds per mile.  In looking at my marathons this year, I am running approximately 4-5 minutes slower than I feel I should be running.  My "should be" pace is a very real expectation based on performances last year.  I am 5 pounds heavier now than I was last year.  Five minutes in a marathon is 11 seconds per mile and my 5 extra pounds would suggest I should be running 10 seconds per mile slower.  Is it possible that the only reason for my slow down this year is due to the extra weight? 

I'm a big slacker. Met up with the South Davis Road Runners and they had a planned 7.2 mile loop.  I usually run whatever they have planned then add on extra miles to get where I need to be for the day.  My plan was for 14-16 miles depending on how I felt.  After the loop, I thought about just continuing on but decided to drive back home and check on my son before I went out again (he's almost 12 and is fine by himself but just wanted to double check).  Once I got home, I decided that I was too burned out on running right now to but in any more miles.  I did run the 7.2 at a decent clip and will probably get out for a run tomorrow but I just wasn't in the mood today.

 What's with all the extra buttons on the bottom?  This is too confusing.