Recovery Running

I decided I needed to add a little more mileage to my weeks, and so today I ran a 4-miler at lunch. It was a nice recovery run, with a few clouds to blot out the sun and the 90 degree temperature. I ran without music but everything else was normal, including all the sweat. I plan on doing this for the next six weeks or so. It doesn't seem so necessary when my long runs are less than ten miles, but beyond that it's nice to have an easy day with no expectations other than stretching out a little.