The Next Step

Huntsville, AL:  I left early this morning for Huntsville so had to run after work.  By the time I got finished with work and went to a dinner meeting I didn't get to run until around 9 pm.  That is usual for me.  I have had a long recovery/rest after Boston so I was really ready to get going again.  Since it was late I ran on the TM in the hotel.  I felt ok and just ran easy.  I want to get back to running everyday this week and see how I feel.  I definitely came out of Boston with a lot of soreness and wanted to give myself plenty of time to recover.  I hope that now that I have rested this much that I am able to get back into training quickly.

39:10 (7:50 avg)

Huntsville:  It was cool this morning (44) but not windy so actually felt really good.  I just did another easy run today.  Since I ran so late last night and was running early this morning I didn't want to over do it so kept it to 6 miles.  I felt pretty good for the most part but did still feel some fatigue in my legs.  I really tired to keep it slow to continue the recovery mode.  I plan on taking it easy all this week and then getting back into training mode next week.  I need to start making some plans for what I am going to do next.  Without plans I usually fall off in my training so need to keep some targets out there to shot for.  Any ideas?

47:40 (7:57 avg)

Huntsville, it was a nice morning in the mud 40s and light wind. I added a few more miles but still kept it easy. I felt pretty good this morning but still feel slow. Hopefully that will improve over the next couple of weeks. I am heading back home today but have a lot of travel over the next few weeks so really need to work hard to stay on schedule.

63:40 (7:58 avg)

I drove back from Huntsville last night and got in late so I was tired this morning.  It was a really nice morning in the low 60's but super windy.  I was slow getting going this morning but I felt better as I went along and actually finished the run feeling pretty good.  Overall, I feel pretty good and feel like I am getting fully recovered from the marathon.  I hope to get back to some more intense training next week.

47:07 (7:50 avg)

We had some big thunderstorms roll through last night but luckily they finished up around 7 this morning so I was able to get outside and run.  It was a good morning around 60 and the winds were still blowing good.  I felt good this morning but just ran along easy. I've had a couple of weeks since the marathon and seemed to be recovered.  Next week I will gradually shift back into the training mode.  I think I am going to work on trying to run a good 10k this summer and then gear back up for a fall marathon.  I am going to run a half marathon next week but I am just going to run with a friend who is going for a PR and we will probably be around 1:38.  That will make it a good training run.  After that I need to find some shorter races and work on my speed some.

1:19:35 (7:58 avg)