A Day of Rest

Today is a day of rest. No, I'm not referring to the one mandated by Halakha (Jewish law) that I spoke of in the post below. But rather, a day off from the normal running schedule I've followed to prepare for the Mardi Gras Marathon. 

Saturdays have been set aside for "pace runs" --- by that I mean I run a pre-determined number of miles at the pace I plan to maintain in the half-marathon. Because my target pace is rather aggressive for someone who's never run a half-marathon before, these runs usually don't exceed four miles. I've used Sundays, thus far, to complete my long runs, which are a vital part of the training process. But, because I opted to sign up for tomorrow's Larry Fuselier 10K race, there will be no running for me today. Only rest and lots of stretching.