Yesterday I completed US Half Marathon. I signed up with Team in Training again this year as a mentor (helping others achieve their running and fundraising goals) so for myself I picked a half-marathon. I've previously done two marathons and they are just too punishing on both my body and my spare time.
Anyway, 13.1 miles just doesn't seem all that bad, except this course was hilly as all hell, and after the first hour it got rather hot. I felt like I had jelly-legs by mile 9. I finished, and did lots of icing and got a massage, but today I still feel like a small truck hit me. More recovering definitely called for.
If you haven't already donated to LLS, please do so, they are a very worthy organization:
http://www.teamintraining.org/participant/kamsky-122363
PS if it's not obvious from the fact that I ran this event -- the MRI showed no fractures or serious damage whatsoever.