recovery

Just A Run

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Tonight there was no Garmin GPS and no Polar stopwatch; it was just an easy five mile run.
I’ve been digesting my McMillan marathon training plan and one of the key […]


Eight Mile Recovery Run

After last night’s extended Kara Goucher NIKE+ workout, I just wanted an easy run tonight. Initially I was planning a four or five miler, but I felt good and ended up running eight.
After an opening 7:39 mile I averaged seven miles between 7:08 and 7:19 with a rogue mile of 6:50 thrown in for […]


Faster Four On Friday

Despite still being in recovery mode, I felt like a slightly quicker run today and thought seven minute mile pace might be a nice pace to aim for. As you can see if you click on the MotionBased map above, my splits were pretty much spot on - 7:00, 7:00, 7:00 and 6:58.
The […]


Another Easy Four Miler

After an evening of grass cutting and numerous other chores it was great to go for an easy four mile run and stretch my legs. I’m currently wearing my Garmin 305 just to track my runs and am not paying any attention to the figures as I run. It is actually very refreshing to […]


Another Nice Easy Recovery Run

The weather is just too nice at the moment to not go for a run. My legs are feeling fine after Frederick, but it was great to just head out the door for a care free 30 minute run. I’m still on a high after my 3rd place in Sunday’s marathon and I’m sure […]


Post-Marathon Recovery Run

Feeling surprisingly good after yesterday’s marathon, and after being stuck indoors all day it was great to get outside in the sunshine and stretch my legs for a few miles.
Nothing spectacular to report - it was just nice to run and not think about anything. My plan is to take an easy two or […]


Alltop. I don't know how I got there either.