Each Day Is a Gift

Calves are swollen and tender to touch.  No running today.  Did yoga while Wendy hang out at my house.  After she left, I spent the rest of the day cleaning the house which had turned into a bachelor pad while I was gone.  There were things growing in the fridge, the pots and pans had major burnt spots, the house plants died.  It's a good thing I love my hubby and son so much! :)

Karen ran 11 yesterday to Alpine, just 2 days after she ran a 3 min PR at SG Half!!!  WOW!!!  She has no soreness!  This morning she ran with me for 7.5 and I was the SLOW one (my legs are still very sore especially the calves).  She is thinking about signing up for UVM, it will be her first marathon.  A light snow started mid-run, so peaceful and beautiful! 

Went to lunch w/ Diane, Holly, Cheri, Karen for Wendy's belated 50th birthday at Zupas.  Afterwards, Wendy came over to cut quilt squares while I did some core exercises. 

20 min arc trainer

60 min elliptical

20 min bike

Lower legs are still sore.  The tibia tuberosity area is acting up again.  Ice and ibuprofen per my SSF!

I heeded my SSF's advice to rest the legs today.  NO running, NO cardio workout!

Karen came by after her 10 miler.  She was debating on UVM, some self-doubt.  So we looked at some training schedule and I loaned her one of my running books.  I think she's going to sign up!

20 min P90X ab-ripper

Yoga

Calves are feeling better.  Knee was okay then started to hurt in the evening; icing it now.

Calves felt so much better this morning, I even lost the 7lbs that I gained after the race.  Sheez, it took 6 days to recover and it was only a Half.  Debated whether to run or not this morning  when Karen called and said she & Lauri wanted to run 4-5.  I decided to give it a test run, plus that's all the time I had anyway...my daughter-in-law & Emi are arriving around 1pm.  I am so excited! 

Ran w/ Karen (Sky) & Lauri around the bench for 5.6 mi in 53:12.  AP:9:32.

Icing the knee as I frantically get the room/beds ready and off to buy WHOLE milk and cheerios for baby Emi.  :)

Ran w/ Karen (Sky) to Alpine.  Stopped at *fountain of youth* for first drink; then north and east to mile 7, turned back to gu at *fountain of youth* (mile 9).  The bathroom at the park was LOCKED!!!  Thought I could make it to the church, another 2 miles away...nope!...had to make a VPB stop behind a giant rock and leave-bare-bushes!  Karen was laughing so hard at my dire-emergency!  :) :) :)

It was a nice chatty run, very slow!  That's the longest Karen has ever run and first time taking gu which she really likes.  She is going to run Salt Lake City Marathon as her first marathon.  This girl is tough and gutsy!  This means our training schedule will match more closely and able to do our long runs together.  Only bad part is I won't be able to run her first marathon with her as I will be flying out to Boston that morning!

My knee was sore yesterday later in the day and evening.  It was fine during the run so I am icing it now (after shopping and in b/t errands).  I am hopeful that I can resume training on a scaled down version...79 days to Boston!  Aaagghhh!!!  

Baby Emi is such a delight!  Her daddy is driving here, hopefully beating the storm!  I am so excited that they will spend February with us!  HAPPY TIMES!!!! :) :) :) :) :)