Fresh Legs

Distance:  2.13
Time:  21:02
Location:  Apple Valley to Sitting Bull

Well, first run since the 5K and it felt great!  I took last week off.  It was nice, and it certainly helped my legs, which were beginning to feel the wear and tear of a month of consistent training.  When I ran the 5K on February 15, I was definitely not at 100%.  On top of fighting a cold, my lower calf muscles were sore and aching.  But I headed out tonight on a little 2-miler, and I instantly noticed how fresh and new my legs felt!  No soreness, no tightness.  My pace was only a little quicker than it had been, but I settled into a slower run to simply enjoy how good it felt.  I ran down to Sitting Bull and back, and fatigue didn't really start setting in until I was a quarter mile from my house.  It was just a fresh, invigorating run!  The week off was well worth it and I'll definitely be doing that now after every race I run. 

The plan now is to wait for a good 5K to sign up for.  Hopefully I'll have one selected in the next week or two.  Then, I'll construct another training regimen and shoot for my next goal.  In the meantime it's all about maintaining, which can sometimes be the hardest part.  I'm aiming for 2-3 runs per week for now.  I don't want to let what I began last month slip away, but it's also hard to stay consistent without a concrete goal to look ahead to (at least for me).  So now I wait in a sort of limbo.

One final note, still winter, still weirdly warm.  It was around 60° when I set out tonight.  Quite warm for a February.  Some rain is expected later this week, but it's looking more and more like winter won't truly be arriving this year.  I'm disappointed, because I like cold weather, but also looking forward to nice, warm nights to run in during the spring and summer.