Rest Day

Today is a rest day for me, no running or cross training. Just letting my muscles recover and repair from being pushed 15 miles yesterday. I keep track of my mileage every month mostly so I'll know how many miles I've put on my shoes and when they'll need to be replaced. This month I ran 111 miles. It's a huge jump from last month for a couple of reasons. I went on vacation in July and took an entire week of rest, which I have read is perfectly fine to do on occasion. And in August I switched over to full marathon training. I was a little tentative about committing myself to training for a full marathon, knowing how tough it can be after watching my husband train for 2. But now that I've started running distances in the double digits and have been able to see my own progress from week to week I realize it's just a matter of building up my endurance by running those miles every week. I look forward to going on that long run, and love how it feels after I've achieved a new longer distance. I also look foward to the step back week when my long run is shorter than the previous one because it helps me see my progress. Suddenly the distance that kicked my butt a few weeks ago is now an easy shorter distance for me. So I'm going to continue with the Marathon training, and I think I'll be brave this week and actually sign up for one.