As I recover from this marathon I get a better understanding of why the experts don't recommend it as part of an Ironman training program. While it is totally acceptable to run one at this point, I suddenly see what the ramifications might be of doing one 3 months before the IM. Because I'm not pressured into getting right back into training, I can clearly feel the healing that my body still needs to undergo, even 3 days after the race. I'm still sore and I'm still tired. If this was sometime in May I would have been scheduled for at least a 2 hour run today, and probably at least a 4 hour ride on the weekend. Today that seems crazy. It confirms my decision to not go back to Waterloo next spring although I will miss it.
Or maybe I'm just a lazy old grampa and I should get my ass in gear!!
I did, spend a little easy time on the trainer, and tomorrow I'm going to the pool just to get my feet wet so to speak.
Computrainer easy ride 1:20.
Love
Peter
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