Winning Back What I Lost

530PM: First easy post-marathon run. A benefit of not actually running a marathon is that you don't have a recovery period with all of the typical soreness. Kept it slow. Temp was 85 degrees which made any effort seem like a tempo.

Couple of days out from the UVM debacle and I'm still kinda shocked that it all went down like it did. I have to take th lion's share of the blame. The conditions were horrible and my body didn't do me any favors but I threw in the towel once my goal seemed out of reach. I think I can eventually resolve the physical problems, the mental aspect might be even more challenging.

1230PM: Mid 70's w/ lots of sunshine. Took yesterday off to take my two youngest fishing. Consequently, felt really strong today and ended up doing an unplanned 6M out/back progression run on the GB from the Firefighters Memorial (8:17; 8:00; 7:49; 7:39; 7:26; 7:11) cool. 

Did a little research this morning and found a company, PREV, that markets an herbal extract that supposedly aids runners dealing w/ diarrhea/upset stomach/nausea.  I figure its worth a couple of bucks just on the off-chance that it might help.  I'll try it on my next long run and report on the results.

615AM: Easy run. First morning run this week. Haven't begun a formal training program yet. I always find it a little more difficult to get up in the morning if I don't have a written training plan to adhere to. Getting out of bed and running just for the joy of running is something I need to do more of.  

1230PM: Another out-back easy run on the GB from AM Park  We're right in the sweet spot in terms of weather, mid to upper 70's w/ a slight breeze and abundant sunshine. It won't be long before we're pushing triple digits. Little surprised that we haven't done so already.  

2PM: Easy Medium Long Run. Julia Davis Park to Glenwood and back. Pretty warm, 80 with sunshine. Encouraged that I was able to get in a longish run only a week out from the marathon. In the past, I've neglected my training for a couple weeks post-marathon and was thus unable to build off of it like you would want. I'll ramp the mileage back up to 50+ next week and begin the next marathon training plan the week after that.