So last week was pretty good. On Monday I went to morning Group Ride. It had been a very long time since I have been to Ride on a Monday morning. On Tuesday Tracy could only do a short run. So I ran about four miles with her through the neighborhood we have been running in and then I did two miles on my own afterwards. On Tuesday I went to Group Power. It also been a very long time since I went to the 6:30 PM Power and on a Tuesday night. I had a great talk with the instructor afterwards who shared Power will help me with tremendously with running even if I can only go once a week which is in the current plan. On Wednesday we met up again for swimming and we did a long cycle of 100's and 200's. We finished a bit earlier than normal. On Thursday I was going to run in the morning before we left for Portland but I was so tired and I opted for sleep. On Friday we were in Portland all day and I didn't want to run on the hotel treadmill and didn't have the opportunity to run outside. We got home Saturday afternoon and I ran 6 miles almost immediately after coming home. That run went great. On Sunday afternoon I ran my 13 miles and it took me about two hours and ten minutes even with lights and stopping a little bit on hills. I had to stop so much less on the hills--I surprised myself how much endurance I had. My quads did not hurt at all. It was the best run I have had in quite awhile. It rained a bit at the beginning and near the end, but it didn't really bother me. It was kind of refreshing. It was warm enough that I didn't feel super cold...even afterwards. The hot tub at my parent's motel felt really nice. Today is Monday and I opted to take it off again because we had a full day. My parents leave tomorrow and Rob and I are both off all week. The kids are off too. We have a few things planned, but we do have enough down time that I have no excuse not to work out.
My eating hasn't been great mostly due to vacation. I haven't really been tracking calories but I will get back into it after Spring Break again.
I have been sleeping really well too. The first night in the motel I was really restless. Second night was better. I have been sleeping well at home. With the go, go, go schedule I tire out. I took a nap on the couch today and slept really hard even though I slept in until 8:00 AM this morning. I think once I stop working and have down time my body just craves rest. I am more than willing to give in to it. We've also had wet, gray, drizzly weather and that makes everyone tired. We're not supposed to get sun until Thursday.
I am also tracking the life on my new shoes. I got a pair of Newtons and I am trying to break them in. My hopes is to wear them on the marathon. So far my small toes feel tingly and almost numb when I run in them so I am not sure what that's about. I am told I get about 500 miles of life in them. So far I have burned 12 so I am down to 488 miles.
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