Devra came over nice and early to do a run with me. The plan was a 10 mile recovery run since we both raced on Saturday. We planned on running an out-and-back, down to the river trail, out to Garder Village, and back. We ran into flooding and a closed trail about a mile from the turn around point. We turned around and headed back the way we came. Instead of leaving the trail at Millrace Park, we got off at 4800S, and ran the road back to my house. This made the run a little longer.
I could feel Saturday's race during the run. I seemed to feel better about halfway through the run. We kept a good clip, but nothing crazy. I felt pretty good by the end of the run, except for the ever-present hip tightness that I need to get rid of. Our total time was 1:12:55.
Today begins my fifth week of no chocolate. It has been easier than I thought it would be to resist. Of course, I have found some substitutions that probably make not eating chocolate obsolete. For instance, I have discovered a love of snickerdoodle cookies, especially when they come from Paradise Bakery. Four more weeks to go, and maybe I can tighten up the overall diet over the next month. | 