After a few days recovery post marathon, I started on the Friday with 20 minutes on grassy the same on Saturday and a bit longer then on Sunday did 5 miles.
I was still feeling sore, not muscle sore, but joint sore. My knees particularly were tender, and my hips had a kind on internal soreness for want of a better explanation.
A few days rest. Then back into some road running. Nothing too taxing, 6 mile hilly run around the block felt easy by the third time I did it. On Saturday I went for a 9 mile run which went pretty well.
All running is at easy pace, 7:30 minutes or so, but running to feel and not the watch.
This week I intend to get back to some better milage and try to get some speed and consistency into it.
With the reduction in milage comes the inevitable (for me anyway) weight gain. I know I could be "good" and reduce the intake,but historically in the three weeks after a marathon I just eat what I want, all the chocolate and cake I fancy, until I get back to the routine. I think it's important for me to do that physiologically, take a break so to speak. Even during the hard weeks training leading up to the marathon, I know that afterwards the cake will come!
While i do intend to get back to some better milage, I won't start the Boston training cycle until after Christmas. Winter marathon training again, yeah!
