Back in the saddle tonight with an easy, easy 4 on the dreadmill. Purposely kept the pace above 10:00. Muscles still a little stiff, particularly on the lateral hips, but no major discomfort. Stretched afterward, trying to loosen up some more. I think Monday morning's massage did a lot to help my recovery, and I think I'm in better shape now than I was five days after my other two marathons.
Looking more and more like the game plan will go this way: Start a short "summer training" cycle focusing on speed work aiming for a couple of 5Ks in July: Firecracker and River City. Having hopefully sharpened the speed, start a marathon cycle in early August aiming at, most likely, Memphis. I know the course, the weather is more likely to be favorable for me (meaning cold), and it's reasonably close. Don't know what kind of marathon training I'll do. Pfitz again? Maybe. I'll look at Hudson and Daniels. I may even look at FIRST, although the thought of doing my crosstraining on the spinning bikes at NLRAC does not thrill me. Anyway, I'm back on the road. | 