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Back in the Saddle

Looks as though I’m back in the saddle! I was planning to try and do my first post-marathon run on Thursday, but at around 8am, I looked at the temperature outside and it was only 60F!! I couldn’t resist. My legs have been gradually recovering and I had very little stiffness this morning so I went out and ran 3 miles.

I did the 3 miles at a 9:26 pace. While I was running, it felt so easy, but that’s a pace I haven’t run in quite some time. What a HUGE difference the cooler weather makes. The last time I ran in 60F or cooler weather was back in April.

I am so psyched now! I’ll probably run 3-5 miles each day for the rest of the week and then ramp up some more next week.

I’m excited and I’m looking forward to cranking out the miles in preparation for my next marathon. I’m going to love training through the fall and winter!

Posted by derek in Training

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 at 11:02 am and is filed under Training. You can follow any responses to this entry through the comments RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “Back in the Saddle”

alois says:

Well i have been reading your blog and I have to say that the Chicago marathon was pretty grueling. The temperature was too high and it was evident by some of the time put in. Don’t get too down on yourself and keep training.
.A

October 11th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Daddyo says:

Good to hear the positive tone in your post Derek! Keep at it! I myself and in the same boat you were. Training has been cut to minimal mileage. I am 9 days away and my knee is too sore to run so I will completely rest or swim during the taper and hope it is well enough to finish strong in Columbus. After that, I will give it some down time to totally heal. Damn ITBS!

October 12th, 2007 at 5:58 am
SurfNRun says:

nice recovery derek. Got any 5Ks coming up? I definitely noticed a huge improvement on my 5K time right after i recovered from the marathon. Keep up the training.
I’ve got a few more weeks until my marathon although my training has been spotty at best and will have to re-asses my goals.

October 15th, 2007 at 4:34 pm

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