a photo finish

Here we go... finishing up the race, feeling like I gave it my all (and knowing it). I am happy with my results. I can definitively say this now. I am now deciding where to go from here. Options on the table? I am thinking Marine Corp Marathon, perhaps Flying Pig Marathon... I have a little time to figure it out. For now, I will recover from this marathon. So far so good. I am following Hal Higdon's post marathon recovery schedule. It was great last year, so why mess with a good thing?

Wednesday my legs were feeling good as new - no more aches or pains, so an easy 2 miles after work. It felt great to just run for fun - no timing, no specific pace other than slow and easy... This morning I went out for an easy 6. The weather wasn't too bad, blue sky and sunny, low 40's and windy (temp and wind sound a little familiar?). It was great. I did time myself to see if I ran it slow and easy... nope. I felt comfortable though. I ran it in an 8:48/mile pace.

In my immediate future I am planning to run the local Drumstick Dash - a 4.5 mile run on Thanksgiving morning. Also, I am planning to run a 5k event sometime soon - probably the Jingle Bell Run. My PR for a 5k needs an update and I am pretty sure I can crush my current time.

I feel the need, the need for speed...