New Albany 10K September 16 & Appleton PowerWalk Half Marathon September 23

I’m a little bit surprised that I’m feeling really “draggy” still. Monday I knew I shouldn’t walk very far and ended up just going to the post office and the Mexican restaurant nearby. (I needed an after-race weekend Margarita with my husband, afterall.) I walked pretty slowly because I could only walk slowly, not out of choice. Yesterday I didn’t do any walking and today my legs just feel heavy.

The good news is. I’m not sore. In fact, I wasn’t sore at all this week, just draggy.

Well, Dave McGovern has written a great column for the Fall issue about post-race recovery. For a full marathon, he says not to walk for two weeks. So I guess not walking for one week after a half marathon makes sense. I’m also relieved I don’t feel sore.

This may come under the “too much information” category, but here goes. From all of the walking and abuse of my feet this summer, they look horrendous! (I’ve had more than a few blisters this summer!) And now that I have successfully finished all of the Walking Team events, I think I’m going to treat myself to a pedicure.

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