This is my first rest day from any physical cardio since Wednesday of last week. Since then I have burned over 8000 calories, biked over 75 miles, and ran 35 miles. Not to mention all the workouts in between for core building.
Rest days are both good for physiological and physical reason. My training program has me doing three rest days next week and then two weeks with only two days afterwards. The main thing to keep in mind is not to over train and listen to what your body is telling you. Tomorrow my short run is set for five miles as a train for my first ever 15K and shortly afterward my first ever half marathon.
