Fatigue

So 3 days after the race, I'm feeling achey and fatigued. I think I may have pushed myself a little too much by only giving myself 1 day of rest after racing a half marathon. In my mind I was thinking that I could just resume my marathon training where I had left off, and count my race as a long run. The big difference is that my long run pace is much slower than my race pace, and I I think I need to give my body more time to recover. I have read different recommendations, some say just run easy the week after a half, and some say complete rest the first week, some even recommended a full two weeks of rest. I can find a happy medium in there somewhere. Even now, feeling as crummy as I do, I'm still thinking about going for a run. I'm not going to do it, but I'm wishing I could. So, I'll just take it day by day and go with how I feel. I may just be coming down with a cold, but most likely it's just a little post race fatigue. I have plenty of extra time built in to my full marathon training to allow for some extra rest this week. I don't want to end up with an injury or overtrained for White Rock, but I also don't want to take too much time off. I guess I'll find a balance.