Update!

I'm not dead!  I haven't given up!  I've been busy and will have a proper update soon!

Week 13 & 14 - "Recovery"

I read somewhere that a good rule of thumb for recovering from a hard run is to take it easy for one day per mile.  That is exactly what I’ve been doing!  I haven’t really been following my diet by eating out a lot (Scuttlebutt, Brooklyn Brothers Pizza, Quinn's Pub, Kingfish Cafe, Lost Lake Cafe, and the always excellent Bitterroot BBQ) and drinking a lot of booze.  There is nothing better than enjoying a beer on a hot day outside!  I also went to a METZ show in Seattle that totally blew me away.  This hedonism has been fun, but my 13.1 days of recovery is over and my wallet is empty so it is time to get back to training and healthy living!

The recovery period hasn’t been totally devoid of exercise.  I did attempt a run a few days after the half marathon because I was curious as to how quickly my body could recovery.  My muscles felt fine but my knees ached quite a bit.  I did another run a week later.  My knees were better but still achy.  I did manage 4.5 miles with that run.  Other than that I’ve just been taking the dogs for long walks, which has been fun.  Also, the weather has been great so I've been riding my bike to work every morning.

Tomorrow I will get back into the swing of things by doing an Insanity workout.  I think I’ll have to cut those workouts out when my mileage gets higher but I’m not quite there yet.  I’m looking forward to it!