For the 3 hour drive from Dublin to Lahinch to collect the girls and the 2 hour drive from Lahinch to Cork I kept thinking: This can’t be good for my legs..

So after getting home I was really looking forward to getting out for an easy recovery run. The chaos that is involved with getting back home after being on holidays nearly stopped me meeting up with Ballincollig AC – But after making dinner and getting everyone nearly settled for Sinead, I made it to Supernova by 19:10 just in time to join the group for a run after they had completed their warmup.

After the words of congratulations I was asked if I would join a group for an easy 5 miles, thinking 5 miles may be too far for me we set off with great enthusiasm and me recounting how great the marathon the previous day was.

The first mile we completed in 10 minutes 14 seconds and I couldn’t believe how hard it felt to run it, also my left knee was at me, not to the point I needed to stop, but it wasn’t too far from that point, so when there was a chance to do the 5 miles or turn off for 5k, I went with the 5k.

Finishing the run Ann who ran with me was delighted to have run a 5k at a faster pace than she is usually able to achieve. I was happy for her, and really happy for myself to have gotten out for a recovery run, this should really help with the lactic acid buildup during the marathon.

Distance: 3.27 miles

Duration 31m:29s

Average Pace: 9:37 min/mile

Average Heart Rate: 133