I am surprised I was not that sore after the marathon, SG usually tears my legs to pieces. I think sunday night was the worst and I think I was more sore after Hobble Creek half than this. But still want to take it easy. I went out in the cool morning sunshine with my dog. Felt good. Came home and stretched and did abs and back. I counted up my marathons I have done, I started in 1997 with SG and have done 17 total. I did St. George in 1997(although it was not under my name ran a 3:46), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 06, 08, 09- Top of Utah in 2001 (first time running a 3:15 and was 7th overall womens) - Tucson in 1999 (first time having a BQ with a 3:29) - Boston in 2000 - San Diego RNR in 1998 (this being my slowest and only 4+ hour marathon) - Ogden in 2007 & 2008 - Utah Valley in 2008(this one being very memorable because I won) & 2009. Things that I think work for good marathon training- Regular stretching and core strength training, consistency, cross training, massage and scraping, easy days easy and hard days hard, marathon pace training, sleep and good eating, and not doing to long of training cycles and getting burnt out and injured (16 weeks max).
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