The first long run

You never know how the first long run after a marathon will be. It's either gloriously pain free and lovely or it's not.

My body seems to have recovered from the marathon quite well and I attribute that to the hilly terrain and running slow. However, on my first and second run after the marathon, my legs felt tight. Not painful, not sore. Just tight. I admit I was surprised, but you just never know exactly how long it will take to heal.

So on Sunday, I felt some trepidation about my "long" run. I decided on six miles because it seemed like a nice number. An hour of running. The distance of the first long run for a novice marathon training program. I can handle that.

I spent that hour running with Mike talking about work and politics. The sun was warm, the sky clear, the roads not too busy. My legs didn't protest one bit. It was wonderful.