A week of recovery from my marathon. My quads especially were sore early in the week. Stairs and chairs were pretty rough for a few days. I tried to get in quality workouts without putting too much stress on my running muscles so I did a lot of elliptical training. Here's how it went:

Monday - A 30 minute session on the elliptical trainer in reverse (followed by a 15 minute forward cool down period). The first few minutes are just brutal, but once I get warmed up I'm surprised that it actually goes pretty well. I pleased that my legs still work even though I'm still having trouble going up and down stairs.
Tuesday - A 45 minute elliptical workout. I wake up this morning with a sore throat and runny nose. I feel awful most of the day, but I decide to try and see how it goes on the elliptical. After a few minutes I get a sweat going and my passages open up a bit. It's not a great workout, but it's probably the best I feel all day.
Wednesday - A 30 minute reverse elliptical session (followed by only 5 minutes of forward cool down). I have to rush this one since I have to get to a meeting so I cut the cool down short to make sure I can get it in with limited time. To make up for it I blast through the main half hour and tie my best distance for this type of workout. I don't think that's supposed to be part of a recovery week.
Thursday - A 7 mile run on a treadmill. I decide to stick with the treadmill to avoid hills and reduce the shock to my legs that would come with running on the roads. For whatever reason, (still recovering from the marathon, legs tired from yesterday's fast workout, or maybe it was that beer I had the night before - my first in about two months) it's much harder than I had hoped. I feel tired and struggle to keep a decent pace, but I get it done.
Friday - An hour long elliptical workout. I get back into my usual (pre-taper) routine. I don't push too hard and have an almost average session. I'm pleased that I'm feeling pretty good at this point.
Saturday - A 10 mile run. My first "real" run on roads. It goes alright, especially during the middle miles, but I have some slight aches and pains. My stomach doesn't feel quite right and my left calf flares up near the end. I'm glad to know that I can still get it done.
Sunday - A 90 minute of easy spinning on my bike trainer. My rest day for the week. I just keep my legs moving and break a light sweat while I watch the season finale of Survivor. There are 5 months to go until the Baltimore Marathon!

I'm glad I was able to continue to exercise throughout the week. I feel that staying active speeds up the recovery process. I've still got some lingering soreness in my calf when I try and run, but the rest of my body seems to healing up. I plan to increase training volume a bit next week if my body feels up to it with hopes of being back to my regular schedule by the end of the month (in time for a 5K on the 31st to finish up my running club's Grand Prix series).