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Difficult Recovery
The steep downhill at the Hatfield-McCoy marathon has trashed my quads. Going down steps is a major struggle, and walking is pretty awkward as well. I’ve been using BIOFREEZE a little more than usual and occasional Advil. I’m also feeling pretty exhausted in general from the race, even 48 hours afterward.
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Hatfield McCoy Marathon
As for race report: My perspective will be tainted by the fact that my legs were still sore (hamstrings, gluts) from crashing into waves on Thursday and a 12 hour car ride Friday. All I had at the start was a 8’50” pace on the flat/downhill start. It got worse from there. My time was…
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4 runs in 5 days, ouch.
Saturday… 21.34 at an 8:41 pace Bardstown Rd out and back to Blackhorse and Seatonville (through Cedar Look Dr)Out Hudson/Mary Dell out and back through Vettiner ParkUp Billtown, to end of St. Rene and up Willowview.Finally, a loop that goes from Longborough to Stillmeadow to Laverne, and home. Steep hills when they were there. Elevation…