What should I do the week following the race?

What should I do the week following the race?

Pat Connelly (Running Coach for LA Roadrunners and Valencia High School) gives expert video advice on: What should I do directly after the marathon?; What are the best food and drinks for after the marathon?; How should I feel after the marathon is over? and more...

The week following the race is really to rest and repay your body. You don't have to run every day. The first couple of days you should do some light jogging and running, but 15 minutes, 20 minutes, just so you rejuvenate your body a little bit. For every day, every mile you race, the rule of thumb is that you have one day recovery. If you run a marathon, you've got a 3 to 4 week recovery. For the first week I wouldn't be thinking about any training plan, any kind of track workout or interval or hill running. Repay your body back and go out and run along and smell the roses.