Do I have to?

Monday's run must have done me in. 

I went to stretch this morning to find my body all tightened up. That was totally opposite of when I stretched before Monday's run.

Really. It is no fun running when your body is telling you to stop even before you start.

So what do you do on these days? Really can't run for pace... So the only two things that are left are total time and distance.

This morning I told myself at left two miles and for a minimum of twenty minutes. I had to meet both goals not just one or the other.

This gave me great motivation to try for a 10 minute mile so I would meet both goals at the same time. 

To be honest I thought I would really kick it into low gear and run a 11-12 min mile. But after a short distance I found myself at a good pace. After 2 mile though my body was ready to shut down. I had to convince myself that the next section of road was downhill and I could at least run to the bottom of the hill. 

Whew, I made it. 

So what do you do to recover quickly?

It has been said that there are two great drinks to drink after a long run. Chocolate Milk and Beer. Not together. 

I usually drink the later after my long runs.  On Monday though I forgot to put a beer in the fridge. All I had was a Gatorade. While refreshing, I am still thinking the beer does a better job.

So what is your recovery beverage of choice and why?

Weekly weigh-in 242.2 lbs

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