Well, this has been a weird week. I think the race took more out of me than I thought. I've been exhausted all week, so I didn't get up yesterday morning to run. My next big mistake was wearing stilettos yesterday. I wear high heels almost every day, but I had to walk a lot yesterday (from parking garage to continuing ed course to lunch and back, etc.). Sadly, my husband's oldest friend's father died this week. Last night was the viewing. I wore the same shoes and stood for 1 1/2 hours.
The funeral was this morning at 10:00 am. I was supposed to do 18 miles this morning, but given my sluggishness this week and my ACHING legs from the stilettos, I was worried something might go wrong, and I'd get stuck 9 miles away and miss the funeral! So, instead of just doing 10 or so, my lazy butt stayed in bed.
Lesson learned: half marathons require more recovery than I thought! I'm glad I did it now and not 3 or 4 weeks before the marathon. They can also cause a temporary zap in motivation! I'm looking forward to next week! |