Before the marathon last Sunday I had vowed I would take a whole week free of any physical activity. I cancelled my regular, weekly session with my Personal Trainer and was thinking I would only resume running next Tuesday. But I got the itch this morning and went for a short 3 miler here in Pennsylvania.
I usually take longer breaks after I complete a marathon. When I finished NYC in 06 it took more than a month to get back to running and even then it took me probably 6 months to really fell like running, not only a chore I had to do 4-5 times a week. After St. Louis in April I planned a vacation right after the race and it was 3 weeks after I put on running shoes again.
This time around I guess because I have no scheduled vacation and/or the fact that I exceed my expectations, I found myself motivated to run again. I am really eager to keep the running shape I am and maybe even improve. I even have a 10k already scheduled for next weekend.
The run itself was rougher than I had expected. It was easy run, but still feeling the after effects of the race, especially on my calves.
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Glad to hear that you're back out and running. Although, after running a sub-2:52, you've definitely earned as much of a rest as you want...
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