Post marathon plans

It's been 4 days since the marathon, and I am not experiencing any postmarathon depression. After Boston I felt tired, in pain and depressed for an entire week. This time around, I am chipper, energetic and very pleasant to be around (and that is not subjective, Chris actually commented on this). Not sure what is going on... I was super busy post marathon with work, and that could have helped. I also swam daily, which gave me an endorphin kick, albeit one that I seem to have to work way harder for (speaking of swimming, why oh why am I having such a hard time with the free style? I am out of breath after ONE lap, it's ridiculous).

Truthfully, I think it may be the realization that I may be am a good* runner. That thought in of itself gives me a runner's high. It's hard to comprehend that in a matter of 5 months I managed to shed 15 minutes off of my marathon time, on an average of 40 miles/week.

I really believe that I can get faster and faster, and I am excited to start training again. Speaking of that, my next marathon is Boston. I submitted my registration yesterday. I am also running the Skyline Fells Race on December 3rd. It is an 8 mile loop, and you can pick how many loops you want to do. I'd like to do 4, but that will depend on the weather and how my legs feel. I am also thinking of racing a Turkey trot. I have not run a short race in a long time, and I am eager to see how fast I can go.

But for now, I am going to continue to rest my running muscles. My ITband is way better; however, I went for a 15 mile bikeride yesterday (my first with a headlamp) and my IT band did not like it one bit. Not a happy camper about this, but I hope time, icing, rolling, will make it better soon! I hate injuries! My plan is to let everything heal, no matter how long it will take. Plus, I really need to work on my swimming as I plan to do some longer triathlons this summer!

* good is of course, relative....