It was another really low energy day today. I thought about doing a HIIT on the treadmill, but I couldn"t make myself get up after my 1:00 AM bedtime last night. So I just got up at 5:55 AM for bottcamp, and I taught a very relaxing yoga class. Then I went back to bed until almost 11:00! I thought about taking the day off, but then I started thinking about when I could get a long run in this weekend, and I realized that even if I get up at 3:00 AM, I would have to run in the AWFUL Saint George heat...so I decided that I needed to go someplace else to run. And since Friday morning is out because of bootcamp, and Saturday we have a bike ride planned, tonight was the only night available!
So the bottom line is...I talked Ben and Joshua into joining me for a trip up to Pine Valley, where we started at the reservoir at 8:00 PM in the nice, cool, 80 degree weather, and ran down to Veyo - 16.5 miles - getting in some good downhill training for the Saint George Marathon, and finishing fast and strong! I surprisingly completed my run in 2:29:50, far better than I had anticipated considering my total lack of energy this week. I had almost talked myself out of going in favor of an early bedtime, but I'm really glad I did it now. It was one of those runs where everything just feels right - not without the typical aches and pains of running, but where everything INSIDE just feels right, and my gratitude for a healthy, strong body is in abundance. It was a very good run. :D | 