More post-Marathon Blabbering

Here is a good article about marathon recovery: http://runningtimes.com/rt/articles/?id=4443.
I took my bike to work yesterday and was feeling pretty tired, so I'm going to follow the article's advice closely. This includes no running this week.

I also rank Saturday's marathon as one of the best experiences of my life and also found it to be very emotional. I suppose funny things start happening in your brain after a few hours of running, but it was very moving to have so many friends and family, and thousands of people I didn't know, cheering me on. At around mile 18 as I passed my father for the 2nd time shortly after passing Geoff's family, a guy I had been running with said to me "that's just not fair!". I didn't realize how fortunate I was to have the support of so many friends and family until then. It gave me a whole new perspective on the sport of running, and also on big races. I look forward to doing more races and runs with you all, long and short.