Marathon Recovery

The last few days I have been recovering from the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon.

The only problems I suffered as a result of the race were a tight right hamstring and a few blisters.

The hamstring just needed stretching. On Monday, I stretched throughout the day and did some gardening. The gardening loosened it up.

The blisters were minor annoyances. I know some people just leave them alone, but I don't. They bug. I drained one that was on the front of my second smallest toe and under my nail. Yucky. The others had just broken on their own.

I think I need to tape my feet. These blisters were not from the shoes. They were caused by the friction of the toes rubbing against themselves.

Today when I ran six miles to loosen the legs, I taped them and they didn't bother me any more.

Monday I just stretched. Tuesday I did two slow miles on the elliptical. Today--Wednesday--I ran six slower miles (9:15s to 8:40s). I'm feeling good.

I'm eating whatever sounds good and making sure I have a fruit protein shake everyday. The protein is to help muscle repair.

The recovering is going well.