running for fun after a race

I have to say after the last 18 weeks of following a training schedule to prepare myself for the marathon, it was nice to just go out and run. You can lose track of the joy in running when you are constantly pushing to a goal. I wonder if this is why so many people every year run a half marathon, and never run again. I remember my first half. I pushed myself so hard, that afterwards I could barely walk for a week, and forget about running. That didn’t happen for several weeks. If it wasn’t for let’s just say my stubbornness I may have never got back out there. I just want to encourage you if you have reached your goal, and the soreness has subsided, get out there and enjoy a little run. Not worrying about hitting you required mileage, or paying attention to your time, just run. Get out there and remind yourself what you found in preparing for your race, that running actually can be fun. Also let us not forget we can do a little more of what we all enjoy eating ;) time for me to make the biscuits.