Now that I'm recovering from my marathon, I have a short break in training. I conveniently forget how fatigued I get the week after the race. I'm not sore (except for my knee injury), but I am sleepy when late afternoon arrives. My short recovery runs are also a little more labored than usual. It's pretty funny when 3-5 mile runs seem exhausting. From past races, I've noticed that moving around and walking really helps quicken the recovery time.
One of the benefits of this dip in training is my new found free time. Mel is tapering for NY and I am recovering from Chicago, so our runs were really short yesterday. We had time to have breakfast with friends and do errands in the morning, which is normally impossible when we're in the thick of training. We also had time to make care packages for our sick friends. We gathered fresh fruit, juice, cold medicine, soup and soft tissues for our home-bound friends. I have to admit that Mel did most of the work and I was just there to visit and add distraction. It's so nice to be able to slow down every once in a while and just sit with your friends.
So, Heidi & Richard, I hope you're getting a lot of rest and drinking your fluids. And please don't even think about exercising right now. I can't believe you even thought about running yesterday!
