Finishing What I Started Sunday

Good morning.

Chicago Marathon active recovery week has been going well. The elliptical, pool and bike are an excellent way to keep the muscles stimulated and moving.

I did go for my first run of the week yesterday. The legs felt very good and I was pain free. It seems I recover faster after each marathon. I know that the legs are not 100% recovered because that takes a little longer. But, I would call the first run back a success. The run was faster than I had planned but as usual I ran by how I felt.

The pace was good and the heart rate acceptable for this effort.

Perhaps I just wanted to finish what I started on Sunday during the marathon. Afterall, the last few miles were interupted by cramps.

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:08:41 0:08:29 1 0 6 8:42 8:29 7:38 123 134 0 63
2 0:07:59 0:07:54 1 13 0 7:59 7:54 6:59 133 139 0 63
3 0:07:50 0:07:46 1 0 0 7:50 7:46 6:25 139 145 0 64
4 0:07:54 0:07:49 1 0 0 7:54 7:49 6:53 135 139 0 59
5 0:07:53 0:07:51 1 0 7 7:53 7:51 6:40 139 146 0 62
6 0:07:31 0:07:31 1 0 7 7:31 7:31 6:35 149 153 0 68
7 0:00:26 0:00:25 0.06 8 0 7:04 6:47 6:38 153 154 0 4
Summary 0:48:17 0:47:45 6.06 21 20 7:57 7:52 6:25 136 154 0 383



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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

* It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin