Shiraz - Good on ya for all those half marys!! The doubles are actually a lot easier on my body than long singles. I feel better after a 5&5 day than a 10 day.

Emily - You're doing great. It's not about how you do relative to others but how you improve yourself. Really. I'm not blowing smoke out my butt. I get blown away by lots of competitiors at my races, that doesn't stop me from trying.

So the intensive update is...

I tried a rcovery run yesterday and my legs were still pretty ouchy so I only went 1.7 miles (pats self on the back for not pushing past the pain). I've also mentally commited myself to 2 days no running. I figure I'll try another reco run on Thursday and see how it feels. Right now I feel like I'm tip toeing on a really fine line, I want to make sure I fall on the right side of it.