That was an exhausting but good day. We took the kids to Disneyland all day again today from about 9 am to about 6:30 pm. My step-brother works as a cast member there and got is in free both days which was really nice. We had a lot of fun with the kids, they loved splash mountain and space mountain and the other rollercoasters and stuff. But wow...were we ready to be done with that place by the end. So exhausting. Huge crowds of people, tired kids, out of their routine, battling through multiple different meltdowns. A lot of highs and lows out there, a lot of (too much) stimulation for our little kids I think. Any way, some good memories now, but not easy to come by, that's for sure. And the excess and waste that goes on there is kind of unsettling for Nan and I. Anyway, at the end of the day, after Nan and the kids were in bed at about 9 I went to the fitness center and did a really tough 4 mile run in 40 minutes. I kept the pace at 10:54/mile for the first 2 miles, but every quarter mile I raised the incline by 2.5 until at mile 1.25 I was running at the full incline of 15. That was maxing me out for sure. I did 3 minutes of that and then progressed down by 2.5 per quarter mile until when I was nearly flat I started increasing the speed. Ran the last mile at 7.5 mph (8:30/mile). It was a solid workout and felt great. Then I rolled out my right quad on the edge of the hot tub that has a rounded stone edge, which worked amazingly well.
| 