Downhill running

Each of my three Boston marathons had the same physical result for me, sore quads. In general, this is due to the pounding of all the downhills on the course. I've vowed that before I run Boston again, I would try to acclimate my body to downhill running. Of course, since I don't plan on running Boston this year, I haven't done anything toward that goal.

What I did do is run a course that seems to cause the same (but lesser) pain on Saturday. A relatively simple 10.75 mile run left me cringing as I walked down the stairs for the next day and half. It didn't bother my regular activity and didn't stop me from putting in an easy 6.5 mile run on the treadmill. I'm still sore, but hope that some additional rest and additional miles that are on schedule for this week (work shutdown) will clear out whatever's left in the quads.

Enjoy yet another snow day.