Yes, I’m basking in my post half marathon bliss, still in awe that I not only finished, but finished in a pretty respectable time. Last night I took it easy and enjoyed a low key night in yoga pants, ate some Indian food with my parents at our favorite place, indulged with a well deserved slice of vegan peanut butter cheesecake and went to bed super early exhausted from the day.
I woke up this morning sore, as expected, but nothing too concerning. One of my biggest goals was to survive training and the race without injuries, and I’m happy to say it happened! Besides my stomach nothing bothered me too much during the actual race which is pretty impressive considering how long I was running for. Well done, body.
I also wanted to finish with all my toenails still intact, since runner’s toenails often times times fall off. Gross but true… and yes I kept all my toenails and am VERY excited for a pedicure later today.
Since this was my first half marathon… and first race longer than a 5k I wasn’t sure how I would be feeling afterwards. This week is alllll about Rest + Recovery (and sadly studying for my bio midterm this Friday.) The thought of doing anything high-impact right now is horrifying so this week is all about spin classes, my foam roller and taking it easy.
Post half marathon workout plan:
Monday– REST 🙂
Tuesday – barre + spin + sports massage (!!!!!)
Wednesday – strength
Thursday – barre + spin
Friday – strength
Saturday – rest
Sunday – TBD. I’ll be in Westchester so most likely Body Pump, bikram or a run on the trail if I’m up to it.
Last week- Taper Week:
Monday: barre
Tuesday: Uplift Strength
Wednesday: run 4
Thursday: Uplift Sculpt (AMAZING fusion class)
Friday: Run 2
Saturday: REST
Sunday: HALF MARATHON! Run 13.1!
How do you recover after a race?
I’m happily taking a rest day today and getting nice and friendly with my foam roller
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