Three Days Later…
I’m still sore from Sunday. I almost fell down the stairs twice on Monday, and my co-workers can attest that the majority of Tuesday was spent hobbling around in crazy pain.
But my most pain-free moments came from bootcamp Tuesday evening. To be honest, I’m in as much shock as you are. I could barely move from my cube into Meredith’s Tuesday without wanting to yell. Yet, 10 minutes into a workout, I was able to sprint, lunge and squat (though not at my normal levels).
Why is this? Monday night, I swam knowing that zero impact and little gravity in the water would be a huge asset to helping me feel normal again (instead of wallowing in pain in my bed for the past few days). And it was. By Tuesday I didn’t want to kill myself.
Active.com hs a great training document called “tips for speedy and efficient half-marathon recovery” and I think it is recommended reading for anyone who has finished a race — even if it is your first 5k (though I probably would avoid some of the food recommendations if you just finished a 5k because you’ll ended up gaining weight… haha). Runner’s World also had some great advice too. Apparently cross training is key (so stuff like swimming, cycling, bootcamps with lots of stretching, yoga, etc.). And general rule of thumb is to take a day off for every mile you ran (hahaha… that’s like giving me a challenge to do that…).
So it sounds like I’ll be slowly recovering for the next two weeks (with only tiny runs at an easy pace) and then it will almost be time for the Austin Half Marathon on Valentine’s Day! Wee! Nothing says love like running for 2+ hours straight.
(and yes, I’m crazy… I’ve already been told this by everyone)
