Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured

I stayed up way to late last night - no Sunday nap to keep me awake, just lots to do. I woke up this morning really tired and told myself today could be an easy day.  Met Paula and me knee was  a little tight so I confirmed my easy day.  We headed out and by 1.5 miles into the run I was feeling great.  My legs picked up speed and it was fast from there on out.  They had fire in them today - it doesn't happen very often.  I can definitely tell that racing over the last couple of weeks has helped with my speed.   

Ave Pace 8:37

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Nice easy run with Paula this morning. My right achilles and knee were sore so a couple of stops to stretch along the way were necessary.

 Noon:  40 mins of pool running.  I am not sure how it equates to miles so I am not counting it.  My kids got a big kick out of me only wanting to pool run - not do anything else.  Pretty soon we were having races, but unfortunately I lost everyone because I ran and they would end up swimming.
 

Ave Pace 9:08

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Ran a nice easy 3 today with Paula, Laurie and our neighbor Renee.  It was nice to just visit and enjoy the morning.  My legs and knees have been quite sore this week and I had my husband massage them last night.  No knee pain today which is a good sign.  

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Ran "favorite run" today and added on to get 10 miles.  I normally get so excited when the longer runs start getting longer but I have been dreading this all week.  I was really worried how my body would hold up and  how I would feel.  Surprisingly I felt great the entire time!  The first 3.5 miles are all up hill and then rolling for the next 1.5. The remainder is downhill will a little bit of flat at 1/2 mile of flat at 7.5 and then off and on the remainder of the way home.    We did not get a good view of the valley today when we got to the top because of all the haze, but  a nice sunrise. 

Ave Pace 8:53

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Nice easy recovery run today.  I was unsure what to expect after yesterday, but I felt great except my dinner that I ate at 9:00 pm last night.  I tried really hard to keep the pace easy and it was harder than I thought it would be.  

We leave for New York tonight and we are getting excited.  My husband is going to baseball nirvana for 5 days - Mets, Red Sox and the All - Star game at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.  I am tagging along for a couple of games and relaxing at the hotel.  Not sure how comfortable I am running alone in NYC, so I am preparing for the treadmill and we will see what happens.

Ave Pace 9:23

Happy Running!