First Day back running

I woke up a little bit after 4 AM because I thought I heard a banging sound. After investigating and finding nothing, I figured it was something telling me to get up and run. Plus I didn't want to hang around if it turned out to be something!

Actually, I didn't leave for another half an hour so I could have some coffee and a banana before I left.  This being my first run since the marathon, I decided to take it easy. I started out with a 9 minute pace to see how that felt. It was good, so I stayed between 8:30 and 9. I was a little stiff but had no pain otherwise so I decided to make it a 15 miler. Halfway through, I could feel pain in the same first three places as last week's marathon: side of abs, hip, and calf. Nothing serious though and I dropped to 8s for the final 7 miles.

Good 2 hour run, a little cold, dark and rainy but I made it home by 6:45 and before anyone in the house woke up.  I guess this makes up for the extra calories consumed from eating Bailey's Halloween candy and from taking Bailey to last night's hockey match.

...gonna run all day til the running's done!

Left: Bailey is a bride for Halloween, Right: A night at the hockey rink