I'm still not quite ready to run yet. Most of the upper-body soreness has gone away, but the lower body is still really sore. I wore heels to work today but changed into my speedo shower shoes as soon as I got there! Work is really busy right now, and I'm glad to have several days to devote entirely to work.
THANK YOU so much to everyone who posted such encouraging comments on my LOOONG marathon report. You have no idea how much each one helped. It put the race into perspective. Yes, I fell apart and ran a horrible race by my standards, but I also kept going under extreme physical and emotional distress. That's something!
Emotionally, I am 90% better. This will be the first year that I run more than one marathon a year, and I'm excited to increase the volume of my training and see where it takes me when I train like this long-term.
It's too early to tell which marathon I will run next (Eugene or San Diego), but I have a half marathon in 7 weeks. It's time for a PR! |