Objective: recovery 5:30 AM: 39F, light rain at times. 20 min. abs, upper body, stretching, and massage.
I am the kind of person who gets Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, so I wasn't surprised to find myself getting more stiff and sore throughout the day yesterday. By noon, my quads had joined the mutinous calf muscles and by evening, after seeing me hobble around, my family was making comments like, "But it was only a half!!" YYYep. So, I resigned myself to a sort of "hair of the dog that bit you" workout this morning. I wasn't sure I'd be able to run at all, and overdressed a bit in case walking might be all I could manage. A walk wouldn't have been a whole lot slower than the thing I was doing. I won't call it "running." But, velocity was not the point, was it? I really hope I get my legs back in the next couple of days. I've got work to do! I am still in a quandary over the shoes. I know I busted myself on the hills Sunday, but I also believe that my beloved ST3's make my feet (and hence, my calves) work harder. Is it too much for 26.2? Should I wear them on my long runs for further testing? Or is it foolish for someone at my fitness level to consider wearing racing shoes for a full marathon? The Triax 12 shoes have worked well for me in the past; maybe I should just stick with those? Any ideas/input welcome!
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