The post marathon recovery has been making me crazy, since the only reasonable goal I could come up with was to feel healthy and get back into the groove. That's just not a very exciting goal.
It seems odd somehow, to go from being in the best shape I've ever been in, to semi-out-of-commission. I didn't suffer any injury per se in the marathon, but my legs definitely took a beating, and it feels like a set back in terms of my fitness.
The momentum is, at least, shifting my way. I've been able to run every other day for 6-8 miles, and the spring is returning to my stride. The only catch is that I've been getting a hint of discomfort toward the end of these runs. It has been coming later and later though, indicating (I hope) that I'm on the road to recovery.
I've been dying to pursue my next goal -- some fast times in shorter races.
Next week, the morning Flyers return to speed work on Tuesdays. We've just been running the loop since the marathon. On Sunday there is a 15K, which is 9.3 miles. This morning's 8 miles was the longest I have run since the marathon, so I may run the 15K as a training run. I hope to pick up the pace a bit the following weekend for the 10k, and be ready to really race one week later for the NYRR Holiday 4 miler.
I could PR the 15K, since my best time for this distance is quite slow -- slower than my usual training pace. The 10K will be tougher to PR unless I'm feeling pretty strong. The 4 miler is a good target. I have run a 5 mile race at a faster pace than my current 4 mile PR, and I should be fully back by then. I would love to really nail this one. Ah, dreams.
Note to self: find some reindeer antlers.
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