Making Up For Some Recent Posts With a Triple Post Wednesday :)

Back from the Wed workout, alive and well. Rewarded myself with steak and chocolate, so all is right with the world. I am actually now nervous about Pilates tomorrow. Two days after I went last week, the muscles around my ribs hurt so bad I could barely move...and they hurt for about three days! I dont know why I suddenly got this idea to train for the Marathon ... and beat myself up at least 3 days a week like this! Am I crazy??

Training Log
Distance:About 4.50 miles   Pace:  various
Tonight was easier than the past two weeks. The goal was to teach ourselves not to go out too fast in races. Many people, because your adrenaline is pumping and you are in this pack of people surrounded by a big crowd, run their first few miles at a much faster pace than anticipated - and burn out. So today we were supposed to run 3 or 4 laps, getting faster each lap. (A lap is about .90 miles). I finished the first lap in 9:30, the second at 8:50, the third at 8:30 and the fourth at 8:10. With the warmup and the laps it was about 4 1/2 miles. I definitly pushed myself a bit, and did not intend on running the fourth lap because it was optional. Peer pressure always works, and when two girls from my team decided to run the fourth - I joined them...and another girl fell in behind me :) I am glad I did it, but it was tough since I mentally told myself I was done after 3!
Progress Made

• Another Wed night workout!
• Tonight I still didnt feel 100%, but now I do. I think I am officially "me" again

Lessons Learned

• I was talking to one of the girls on my team, who said that she was told that after a long run (like 16+ miles) you arent supposed to stretch. Supposedly your muscles after this run are all torn up, and you could potentially injure yourself! I surfed around and didnt see anything immediately to verify it - so I am going to keep looking...