Taking the day off. I know I only "ran" three days last week, but my body is glad to have a break. My quads don't actually feel that bad today, which is good because the stairs were kind of a nightmare this week.
The best news of the last 24 hours: I talked to my sister last night and she is randomly going to be in New York the weekend of the Trials! I haven't seen her in more than a year. She called me and said, "guess what, I'm going to New York." I'm really, really excited to see her! They are leaving for home the day of the Trials, but not until evening, so I'm going to drag her along with me to watch Paul run. She isn't really a runner, but she's going to get a workout that day ;) I just have to remember to tell her to bring running shoes. Their hotel is about 2 miles from ours, so I'll be able to get a run in when I go to meet her, as long as she gives me a ride back (I don't think I'll be up to 4 miles by then). It feels odd to me to even think about that. I think running is already starting to be a habit for me. I'm actually worried about what taking a day off will do to me. I know I need it physically, but mentally I think it could potentially hurt me. I just have to say that running is a lot more fun this time around than it has been when I've done it in the past. I'll attribute it to 1.) the fact that I made the decision to do it purely for me this time, 2.) I found a really fun running partner (hopefully I'll have 2 pretty soon--marci, that means you), and 3.) the blog just makes it way more enjoyable. I'm using the word fun to describe running. That in itself is a major step in the right direction.
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