Been on a short hiatus...................................

If I have any regular readers of this blog you might have noticed I've been M.I.A. the last couple of days. After my rough mental week last week I took stock of what was going on. On my last long run, my pace was so slow that I might as well have been walking. In addition to that more and more "spots" of pain were showing up. Over-use? Muscle-guarding? Poor form? Probably all of the above.

I decided that in the full scheme of my training missing twelve miles (the schedule had called for six each day) would not make me unable to complete the marathon, and the extra two rest days might be just what the doctor ordered.

I used both days wisely. My youngest has been massaging the sore spots, and when she started I found out there were many, many more than I has suspected. Under my direction she is a really good massage therapist, she is convenient, and she charges a LOT less than my other therapist does. She would work on my legs (mostly calfs) for maybe ten minutes and then give them a break and we would do it again a few times throughout the day. I am unbelievably better this morning.

I also took walks all three off days just to keep the blood flowing and muscles moving, and focused on my diet. I currently have three kinds of sprouts brewing in the kitchen. The reason I got away from eating raw was not taking the time to get things going so there was good choices available to me when I got hungry. My garden is also right on the cusp of producing, I have had two cucumbers and two green peppers out of the garden and have tons of blossoms and green tomatoes that should start to be ready in a week or so. YUM!

So, I am planning to run three miles this afternoon, to see how the legs feel. I know the mind is feeling better because I am looking forward to it. Rest...It does a body good!