Post Boston Recovery

For the week after Boston, things were fairly predictable. Very sore legs on Tuesday which was mostly spent resting, and on Wednesday I was back at work. I got a few strange looks from some of the people at the meetings where they did not know I had run a marathon two days earlier.
By Thursday I was much improved, almost back to normal walking, and by Friday I was fine. Fine being a relative term, I was still very conscious of the marathon on the legs, but nobody would have noticed.
Saturday was the first day I ventured out for a very short easy two mile run on grass. I probably could have done more, but I had the kids with me and they got bored.
I didn't run Sunday, and Monday was another easy two miles.
On Tuesday, I ventured a little further, with an easy 6 miles, average around 8 minute miles. The same on Wednesday, a little faster but at the same effort left if around 7:50 average. Thursday the same, and on Friday I decided a little test of recovery was in order. After an easy four mile warmup at almost 8 minute miles, I ran 3 miles at 7:10, 6:55, and 6:45. It felt fine, and I did 3 easy miles home to finish at 10.
I took a break Saturday, I know Friday wasn't particularly far or fast, but I wanted to ease back into it and not risk injury. Sunday I did a very hilly 9 miles, which I hope to insert more of in my programme.
Monday was back to easy 6, and on Tuesday I decided on a further test of recovery. An easy 1 mile warmup, and I started into 4 miles tempo at planned 6:30 pace. 6:20, 6:23, 6:24 and 6:19 to finish.
My legs felt fine, it was my fitness at speed I struggled with, I suppose it has been a while since I strung a few fast miles together. Two miles easy to finish was 7 in total. I believe that while obviously I am not fully over the marathon, I am almost to the point where I can start some harder training again.

I haven't dwelt too much on My Boston performance, only too say I am still scratching my head a little. While it was a hot day, and all the other things I mentioned, I was fairly sure of where I was before I started. I believe I have a good idea of where I am most times when it comes to likely performance, and while trying for a sub 3 at Dublin last year was always a risky gamble, I honestly believed I was in better shape than then where I ran 10 minutes faster.
No point in dwelling on it, but I would be keen to test myself over a distance sooner rather than later. If I have a fitness there associated with the training, I would like to maintain it and try again sooner rather than later. I suppose it's finding the balance between getting the last marathon out of the legs somewhat, and not losing fitness. Even a 3:15 to 3:20 would almost vindicate my thoughts.

Time to start looking at close in options.