Today was a "recovery run" of 4 miles (77 to go for the month). While I'm definitely getting into this running thing, I am still not convinced running 4 miles the day after running 7 is a good way to "recover", but my goal is to follow the plan. The plan said 4, so 4 it was.
Today was one of the hottest days of the summer - with the humidity it apparently felt like over 100 degrees. I really wouldn't know, because I avoided going outside and am currently camping out at my parents' house taking advantage of the central AC.
Anyway, today's run was on the treadmill at Work Out World in Nashua, while Mom had her personal training session with Gary, and it went shockingly well. I actually wanted to keep going since the run started at the top of the hour and I was watching a Law & Order episode. I'll always wonder who did it... Anyway, I'm just waiting for the terrible soreness to set in...hopefully all my stretching and hydration (although I admit I'm treating myself to a Stella right now - running 11 miles in 36 hours is cause for celebration!) will prevent that from happening. When I woke up this morning I dreaded attempting to get out of bed and take that first step, but it was actually fine...
One other note - my Mom's trainer gave me some tips to strengthen and stretch my back, so I am looking forward to taking advantage of those! Thanks Gary! Tomorrow is a fantastic day of rest and focus on the other August goals. Updates soon!
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