Day of Rest

Ahhh, Sunday.  The day after my first 6.4 mile run in well over a year.  My quads were a little sore this morning.  So I set my sights on a nice yoga session this evening.  The preacher preached about listening this morning.  Obviously, he was talking about listening for God's direction.  Very important.  Also important for my training is listening to my body.  My quads told me on my first march up the stairs this morning to Strrretch.  Jason Crandell of the Yoga Journal reminded me this evening that yoga isn't just about stretching but about balance as well.  Yoga Journal has these wonderful podcasts for free (www.yogajournal.com/podcast).  I can't help but brag that my dear dear dear friend (who writes an amazing blog, www.spoiledyogi.com) starred in some of the podcasts so I almost feel like I'm practicing with her!

But back on subject, today was a nice recovery day and I took the opportunity to listen to my body and stretch some of tight muscles I've worked up this past week.  I call Week 1 of training a success.  It was a good test week to remind me what I'm capable of and see how much work I've got to do.  I'm doing it.  And it feels good.