Sunday 16 May 2010: Hangovers and taking it easy

Weekly Mileage: 54.5 miles

Mileage: 11miles in 1.16.05

Splits: 7.16, 7.03, 6.54, 6.56, 7.04, 6.57, 6.34, 6.40, 7.05, 6.11, 7.16

Today was always going to be a tough one. I woke up this morning feeling a little hungover from the beer and alcopops from the night before. This combined with a really croaky, sore and dry throat made me feel pretty bad and I wasn't keen on getting up. When I could finally lift my head off my pillow and clamber out of bed I felt straight away that my legs were pretty stiff and sore from yesterday's race.

I'd already made myself a promise that I wouldn't go running until the afternoon, so I took the dog out for a walk to clear my head. Walking through Inverleith Park with the dog was just what I needed. The bright sunshine and fresh air really cleared my head. The Venti Hazelnut Latte from Starbucks also hit the spot, so I stopped off at Scotmid on the way home and picked up some bacon and eggs for everyone back at the flat - lovely!!

I ended up meeting up with Dan for a run in the mid afternoon. We went through some of the Warriston cycle network and down towards the sea and Granton. The wind was a bit breezy, but the sun was still nice and bright, so it was a really pleasant run. My legs felt stiff and a little sore, so we didn't go too fast, by the time we turned round and started heading back up the road my legs felt a lot better and on the way to the gym our penultimate mile ended up been pretty quick, which felt good and helped stretch my legs further. Dan and I hit the gym for a wee while afterwards and then jogged home. A nice good, Sunday run, which helped clear my system of any lingering hangover and make a little room for the lovely 3 course Sunday dinner made for me by Stephen. A lovely mozzarella and Parma ham salad, followed by Salmon en croute and then a home baked Victoria Sponge. Stuffed!!

I am running another half marathon this Sunday, so this week is likely to be very light on the training front. I am probably just going to run to and from work each day and maybe do a bit of the session on Thursday, as well as some stuff in the gym. I am already looking forward to getting back to my 90 mile training weeks, as tapering and less miles is nowhere near as much fun!!