I ran Tues-Wed-Thurs of last week on the "prescribed" plan for my last "recovery" week (20-25-30 minutes), but on the weekend and on Tuesday I went snowboarding all day instead of running -- very similar muscles, though a little different on the calves.

Yesterday I did a strange 4 miles with my doggie friend (you can never just go 4 miles straight with the dog, so we walked a fair bit), then today was the longest run I've done since the marathon, something around 6 or so miles. It felt WAYYYYYY better than I thought it would! I have no idea what my pace was, it was icy and I had to watch my step (I ran some of it on grass, walked across streets and scary sidewalks). I was really expecting the tree-trunk feeling (great description) after about 3 miles, since that was the longest I'd ran continuously to this point, but it felt pretty good. I really did feel like I could run twice as far and feel just fine. I must have found my new "forever" pace.

I still need to get my bike back on the trainer so I can do some bricks, and start my swimming (still a little scared). I need a new plan! Got to get back to those triathlon training plan books and see what I can work up. I'd really like to do a HIM or Olympic distance tri this year if I can find a good one.