Highlight of the Week: A walk with friends, a walk with Steven, and feeling good on my long run!

Monday | March 15, 2021: 3.3 m run
Run location: VP Woods, Temp: 35°/34°, Time: 38:52, Pace: 11:47 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, despite my toe
Tuesday | March 16, 2021: strength
Wednesday | March 17, 2021: 4.5 m run
Run location: VP Woods, Temp: 37°/37°, Time: 53:29, Pace: 11:53 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Thursday | March 18, 2021: rest
Friday | March 19, 2021: 5 m run + 3 m walk (w/Kathie & Kristi)
Run location: Pine Dunes, Temp: 35°/36°, Time: 59:42, Pace: 11:56 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: decent – legs tired for some reason, over the wind but I know this is just the beginning
Saturday | March 20, 2021: strength + 2 m walk (w/Steven)
Sunday | March 21, 2021: 10 m run
Run location: VP Woods to Pines Dunes (2x) and back, Temp: 28°/46°, Time: 2:13:25, Pace: 13:20 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great!

Notes:

• Ha, I was excited to run Monday morning and hide a rock I had painted but the first thing I did when I got up was kick the door and stub my toe so hard it was bleeding. I was going to use that as an excuse NOT to run, but when I saw the gorgeous sunrise, I got my butt out the door. And geesh, it was so windy! A snowstorm was blowing in.
• Steven came with me on Wednesday afternoon’s run and walked while I ran! I love when we can sync up like that. We both hid rocks on our outings. It was another windy day. A rainstorm was blowing in.
• I had the pleasure of walking with Kathie and Kristi on Friday! It was nice and sunny out and you guessed it… windy! Ha. I pretty much bonked this run – I got so hungry all of a sudden! That’s actually a good sign for me – I usually overeat so much I don’t ever get hungry and I’ve been trying to STOP doing that.
• Steven and I walked together this week at a preserve he hadn’t been to yet. I’m excited to show him a few others he hasn’t visited.
• I was so happy to feel SO good on my long run this week! The low wind and sun being out definitely helped. I could feel discouraged by my pace being slower than it used to be it makes sense that it does – I weigh a lot more than I used to and don’t run as much. And I absolutely don’t care about pace and don’t see it until I finish my run! I am just glad to be running without issue after the hip pain then knee pain I had last summer and fall.

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