Run: 60 minutes of light pace, just enough to build up a sweat

Distance: 6.2 miles

Time: 60:33

Performance Stats (out of 5 ★)

Legs: ★ ★ ★

Gut: ★ ★

Energy: ★ ★ ★ ★

Mind: ★ ★ ★ ★

Overall: ★ ★ ★

Soundtrack: G. Love & Special Sauce, G. Love & Special Sauce (self-titled)

This run was from yesterday, but I was up super late making a movie for work last night, so I didn't get to the blog until this morning.

After the AWESOME race over the weekend, I was looking for a little recovery. I have been thinking about what makes a recovery run a recovery run, but basically, it's just a distance run at a chilled out pace, and in theory without a lot of hills. So in my case... it's the long run of the weekend. And since I do like my up and back 3-mile hill run, that's what I did twice.

This run didn't start great at the onset. We had a BBQ / picnic for my youngest daughter's 4-year old birthday, and I did have a burger from the grill and some other eats. I gave it a good 5 hours afterwards for the run, but the burger was still close-by for most of it. Also, my legs were pretty achy, even though it was only a 5K distance the day prior. Speed definitely makes up for distance when it comes to muscles and joints!

All in all, it was a good idea. I cut the run a little shorter, but still had it long enough to feel like I got in a decent weekend distance run. I'm feeling reset for the week ahead, where I can get back on track before my next 5K in two weeks. You've got to do these things - 5K are just the best!