The week after the marathon was mostly a recovery week. For the most part the soreness was gone after about 2 days. But when I tried to do some longer runs on the weekend I realized my legs were still tired and had no real spring in them.
For week 23, I took a couple of days off to rest my feet. Then on Sunday I went for a long distance run lasting 5h 15min and covering 45.5 km. I made a loop over around St Germain-en-laye forest and then back past the apartment to pick up my camelbak and head up into the forest. The weather was cool and sunny and just about right for a long outing. I zigged and zagged thru the forest going up and down lots of small hills. The trail was dry. I didn’t hesitate to break into a walk when going uphill or when I needed a breather or a drink. I ran out of food after all that time. I started at 9:15 and after noon my body started craving lunch. I had cereal bars and some gels with me but it just wasn’t enough. I felt I could have gone a lot longer if I had more food. The next long run like that I’ll pack more food.
Pace was 6:56 per km and + elevation gain was 765 meters.
For two days following the run I had some right hip pain, but that has gone away fortunately.