I officially survived the rest day after my first long run. I stretched out my calf all day and ate Ibuprofen and Aleve like they were Sweettarts. That's a hell of a combination! Ran 3 miles today - Averaged 8:57 per mile with a WICKED fast finish! I finished with a 3 minute last half mile! I secretly want to be able average 9 minute miles for the marathon and finish with a 6 minute final mile - A stretch I know, but that's always how I've ran. Lofty goals are what keep us motivated, RIGHT! :-) Another crazy stat from the run - my heart rate averaged 172BPM with a Max of 197BPM. Patti's response to that was "And that's alright?" My recovery time is improving - I was back down to 122 after only 60 seconds of cooldown.
On track and feeling pretty good. Keep the comments, advice, and trash talk coming! I live for that stuff! I'm feeling less and less like a lunatic every day!
RUN HARD!
Yep, I feel like the wheels fell off today! I was planning on only one rest day every week, but life took over today and I didn't/couldn't make time to get out - although I needed it today more than any other day recently. Maybe a two workout day tomorrow?! We'll see. Anyway, think happy thoughts for me - I'm going to need it! 
