I was talking to a fellow Vulcan Tri member last night after a five mile run. She mentioned taking a cold bath after a long run to prevent soreness the next day. Someone else had mentioned to me about marathoners taking a bath in ice water after a race. It sounds like torture, but due to my penchance for suffering, I should be able to handle fifteen minutes of it.

In college I bounced around Europe for two months. One stop was Moscow, where we were allowed access to a sauna. There was a pool of very cold water and a pool of warm water along with the sauna. The idea was to first sit in the cold pool and then warm yourself up with the heat. This gets the circulation flowing and moves lactic acid out of the muscles, if you don't have a heart attack from shock first. Heh.

The long run scheduled for this weekend is ten miles. Next weekend is eleven. I'm doing fine! Last night's pace for the five mile distance was 8:20/mile.