An Easy 5-Mile Recovery Run
My legs were starting to tighten up a bit yesterday, so I decided I needed to go for a short run to loosen them up. It was a brisk 20°C (68°F) and windy as I set out on my normal loop around the fields and forest surrounding my town. My plan was to jog about 30 minutes at an easy recovery pace – around 6:30/km (10:30/mi).
The first few kilometers went well, my legs loosened up nicely and I enjoyed the relaxed pace. I decided to run a bit further than planned and ended up returning to the house after about 8 km (5 mi). My knees were a bit sore the last couple kilometers, I guess this was from all the downhill’s from Sunday’s marathon.
This morning my legs feel much better, a bit tired, but I know in a couple more days they will be fine. I will probably run a slow round with my running club on Wednesday night, then take it easy until Saturday morning when I try a two hour run.
My next big race is the Baden Marathon on Sept. 21 in Karlsruhe. I plan on running this “just for fun”, as I probably will not have as much time to train for it as I usually do for a marathon. If I get ambitious in between time there is always the Koberstadt Marathon on August 24, near Darmstadt – but that is definitely a wait and see race.