Erm.. recovery. Sort of.

So it's been a few days since my first half-marathon. I planned on not running for a few days, and I've stuck to my guns. No running for the first couple of days. My back was more sore than it's ever been post-run, but it's gotten much better. Almost no pain!

Though I haven't been running, I haven't exactly been resting. I don't know what the protocol is on these sorts of things, but my work can be very physical. Monday was an office day, but yesterday and today were field work days (studying forest canopy cover), which means lots of hiking. Today we did about 8 miles. I'm not sure about yesterday, but I'm pretty sure it was about the same. With scouting trails, getting lost, and carrying packs and equipment, it's no day in the park.

It's kind of funny, because after running 13 miles, my legs felt great - take away the soreness of my feet and my back pain (oh, just those little things?), I could have kept running. My legs never got sore. Give me two days in the field, and I'm aching! Anyway, the next to days are office days, so I;m planning on a couple of short runs for tomorrow and Friday. Sunday is my birthday and I'd like to treat myself to a long run! I'm planning on running my favorite 8 mile route :)

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That's all I've got for now. Happy running!