Post Marathon Easy Run

Legs felt surprisingly okay today considering how bad they felt in yesterday’s Frederick Marathon, so ignoring most of the traditional marathon recovery advice I’ve read, I went for an easy run.

It was nice to be out and about with the sun shining and the breeze blowing. I covered just over four miles and made it back to the house before a rain shower and some thunder started. The legs felt pretty good too to be honest which makes my marathon performance even more of a mystery.

I followed up the run with another round of the Hundred Push Ups plan.

I realized I hadn’t done the end-of-week 2 test, so that came first. I stopped at 24 to cheat the system and keep myself in Column 2 of Week 3 which I know from experience is the “easier” route to success. One of the perks of knowing the Hundred Push Ups plan so well I suppose?

I’m also enjoying following the program using the official 100 Push Ups iPhone App – it adds an extra dimension to the workouts, makes it a bit more fun and does its job as a logging tool very well. If you haven’t checked out the app, it’s currently on sale for a limited time at the Apple App Store. Not sure when the special 99 cents price is going to end, so make sure you snap it up soon.

As for the push ups workout, it wasn’t too challenging this time around. I managed the 12, 17, 13 and 13 with no problems at all, and knocked out a max of 30 at the end for good measure.