Back at it ...

After taking two days off from any physical activity, I was hoping my legs would be feeling better.  Since running Robie I have been SUPER sore on my inner thighs, especially right above my knees.  My husband says his surgeon told him when he had knee surgery that those muscles are your "shock absorbers" ... well I can tell you they absorbed plenty of shock all the way up and down that mountain!  I tried to power-walk the last bit as it's almost too steep of an incline for most people to run.  I think it was essentially like doing over a miles-worth of lunges ... no wonder I'm sore. 

Finishing Robie ... feeling the pain for sure!

But, I've been dying to get out and run and loosen things up a bit.  I did one of my favorite 5 1/2 mile loops around my neighborhood and it felt great!  I was thrilled that I ran some 8 minute miles as my speed has been s-l-o-w lately.  My legs are sore, but it definitely felt good to get outside and work those muscles a bit.  PLUS the sun was shining ... I LOVE running in the sun.

When I finished my run I went over to the elementary school and did 6 laps around the playground with my daughter for the school's Walking Club.  Woohoo!  I need to be better about getting out there with the kiddos.

We have just over two weeks till we leave on vacation and I'm going to try hard to buckle down and eat well ... this is such a struggle for me.  The minute I restrict myself, my mind goes into rebellion mode and I want to eat everything in sight!  Two and a half weeks isn't too long to try and watch my intake ... and I'm striving for running 5 days a week.  We'll see how I do!