Ice Bath

I had never truely taken an ice bath (full on ice in the tub and everything) until today. Oh it was glorious!! I have been missing out. Today I ran a "practice" half but it was still a race. I finished in 2:09:43, could have PR'd but knew I didn't want to push myself too much. I wanted to heal my legs more quickly because I have a 10k on Friday and my "actual" half in 2 weeks. So I tried it out tonight. Maybe it's the quiet 10 min I get to read while my legs go numb, maybe it's the appeal of a bath that my kids won't want to jump into.