Bounce, bounce

I did my thirty minutes indoors on the trampoline today. It wasn't all that cold outside, but it had been raining all day yesterday and all night last night and the driveway was pretty wet. I didn't actually go out to see how muddy it was, I just decided to take it easy on my first run after the 26-miler, and jump on my trampoline instead.

I feel good, though. Didn't get sore at all after the 26 mile run, or feel bad, or anything. I was pretty tired when I got home, and my feet were a bit sore, but I did my evening chores and worked out the stiffness. Yesterday, I was tired when I got up, but I think that was as much because of sleeping badly as anything. I perked up as the day went on, and felt fine in the afternoon.

Out of curiosity, I went back to my old training journals to see how my 26-mile run went in my previous two AIDS Marathons. Interestingly, both seemed to take about eight hours, even though I was training at 15 minute miles in the first one and 14 minute miles in the second. We even used the same 1:2 run/walk ratio for the first marathon. So, I feel encouraged. Maybe I'll be able to do a seven-hour marathon after all! Or maybe not. I mustn't be disappointed if it ends up being slower. Just doing my best and finishing is the main thing.