Its been about 10 days since the marathon and I'm feeling the urge to exercise again. The freedom in my schedule is really nice. I don't have to fit in a run if I don't feel like it. While I have not weighed myself, I do fear a major weight gain if I just sit around. I googled post marathon training and read varying things. Some say rest 1 day for every mile you ran (26 days) while others like Hal Higdon provide a whole plan for the four weeks following the marathon, but most seem to say listen to your body.
My new regimen will be to do the weight circuit one day a week with 15-20 minutes of cardio, I'll have a swim day, a yoga day (thanks to my Groupon) and possibly a weekend long run. I would like to be able to keep my endurance up around that 10 mile point. A 90 minute run feels very cleansing to me. That really would be great to fit all that in. We'll see, its the plan for now.
Yesterday I did the weight circuit for the first time in a LONG while. So long was my time away from the circuits that my account was deactivated!!! Its rather embarrassing going up to the fitness desk and asking them to reactivate your account. It had literally been only 8 days since the marathon and I already felt like a fat crap. Once reactivated I worked my way through the circuit. Today I am feeling ALL my upper body muscles, I'm enjoying the soreness though.
In other news, I think my feet are shrinking. My poor feet. By the end of my training three pairs of running sneakers remained each a different size, 9.5, 10 and 10.5. I ran the marathon in 10.5, trained mostly in the 10, and the 9.5 I wore around when I was not running because they were supportive even if tight. While training I also lost a toe nail and then during the marathon my big toe nail became bruised so now I have a big purple toe nail. Hopefully all will heal in time for flip flop season. It is a relief thought that my feet will shrink down a little. Before kids, I was an 8.5!
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