Icing your legs and stretching promptly following completion of a full Marathon and daily for a week following the race

 Jogging 15 – 30 minutes the day following your Full Marathon and every other day for the week following the marathon

Beginning a 3 – 6 week “Active Rest” period following completion of your Full Marathon –

1. Disengage from intense and rigidly disciplined training during your period of “Active Rest”
2. Exercise only as you feel the need for activity during your period of “Active Rest”
3. Running is an acceptable activity during your period of “Active Rest”
4. Experiment with exercise activities other than running during your period of “Active Rest”
5. Choose exercise activities that are fun during your period of “Active Rest”
6. Reduce your daily caloric intake as your training volume and intensity diminishes during your period of “Active Rest”
7. Return to intense, rigidly disciplined training only after feeling refreshed as a result of your period of “Active Rest”

• Continue to maintain a balanced diet while reducing caloric intake as your training volume decreases 
• Include generous amounts of fluids and electrolytes in your diet

• Boston Marathon, Monday, April 21, 2008 – Clear Skies, 55 – 64 degrees with 8 – 10 MPH Wind out of the East (Headwind) –

Betsy Armstrong	4:43:30
Betsy Balgooyen	4:55:57
Tony Bowker	4:02:17
Jennifer Braser	3:35:54
Barrie Brejcha	3:56:55
Mark Buciak	4:09:49
Romie Bullock	4:11:00
Wendy Cardenas	3:44:37
Kristin Clark	3:35:36
Marleen Coglianese	3:42:47
Heather Collins	3:43:43
Dan Daly	3:23:30
Kathy Daniels	3:35:59
Jordan Dubow	2:42:34
Pedro Galva	3:46:16	PR
Matt Gibson	3:09:38
Thurman Gills	5:01:17
Nicole Healy	3:31:46
Robert Heppell	3:57:41
Marquita Hynes	4:56:16
Emily Inskeep	3:18:00	PR
Jerome Jussaume	4:57:12
Gordon Kane	3:43:29
Philip Kepler	2:59:56
Frank Kozak	3:41:56	PR
Jim Laubsted	3:30:51
Eduardo Ledesma	2:41:27	PR
Cheryl Lenard	3:36:15
Johann Lustenberger	3:35:02
Tara Magner	3:46:30
Anne Martino	4:45:07
Dan McDowell	2:55:31	PR
Kirsten Minor	3:51:03
Cristin Newkrik	3:27:34
Jamie O'Connor	4:21:41
Kimber Oliver	3:41:01
Jim Pappas III	3:45:12
John Pearman	3:19:34
Julia Poccia	3:33:50
Jennifer Quinn	3:55:32
Karen Ryan	4:16:48
Vincent Satucci	3:07:29
Stephen Schapiro	5:39:45
Fearghal Sheehan	3:19:20
Emily Smith	3:41:55
Dawn Spaulding	4:58:12
Viorel Stirbu	3:47:37
John Stranick	4:02:17
Mike Thomson	2:59:33	PR
Ronald Weber	3:24:50	PR
Michael Weirath	3:43:43
Joseph Werner	3:49:42
Charles Wiegand	3:48:31
Geoff Wilson	3:58:28
Chris Woods	2:44:59	PR
David Zaro	4:39:01

• U.S. Womens Olympic Trials, Sunday April 20, 2008

• The Race that's Good for Life, April 13, 2008