Today I felt almost normal physically, as if I hadn’t run at all.  Mentally I still feel a little fuzzy, but I’m not sure if that’s an accurate perception, or if it is caused by the race if it is accurate.  I continue to eat a lot.  To wit (just for you, Caitlin), I had a soy ruben, a chicken chop salad, a large jamba juice, and a large plate of Chinese food today.

The highlight of my day was having my massage, courtesy of Liane and Karin Jue.  It was an hour of bliss.  It definitely wasn’t your typical soothing massage with lavender oil, but it did seem to get out a lot of knots.  He looked at me me all four views with my shirt off and asked about what problems I had while running, and what I wanted to focus on.  That part was a little confusing.  I wanted to be like, “you’re the professional, you tell me what we should focus on.”  I think he got the idea because he recommended working on my hips and I suggested my upper back/shoulders where I carry a lot of tension (Meghan has pointed this out numerous times).  It was surprising finding out there were so many knots in my hips, as I don’t think of that area as having muscles in the same way I do my legs, arms, and back, for example.  He too thought the discrepancy in my leg length was contributing to the groin/hip/alignment/Achilles problems I’d had during training, which was sort of comforting because there’s nothing I can do to change my legs’ length.  I felt so relaxed walking out into the evening sun after, I was all but obvilious to the hustle and bustle of the commute.  I would definitely go back.  It’s too bad it’s too indulgent to go back once a week.