~Personal Best~

Matching toes

First Manicure

Matching fingers

I am BEAT. Totally Beat. I put in over 19 miles this week. ON MY FEET. Wow. This is what I do with my only week off. But I wouldn't have it any other way, other than to have another week off! On Thursday Stephanie was still not feeling well so we walked the mile and half to her condo and then Bob and I took off running. Did 5.35 miles! Bob had me sprint the last block. I felt like one of those junker cars that start to shake at high speeds.....like a body part was going to fall off!! Felt good when I was done, though.

Today, we were doing a San Carlos Hills run, starting at Bob's house. I was the only one to show up! We had planned to do 6 miles. Boy, when he said hills, he meant hills! And he didn't even take me on the really steep ones! I thought going down hill would be easier; it's actually harder - you have to go on the balls of your feet, slowly. I could feel it in my knees and lower back. I got so lost, we went so far, it seemed. Because I didn't have Steph's Garmin GPS watch, we went back and drove it and it was 5.3 miles! But with the hills, I'm considering it my personal best!! I actually impressed myself because driving it, it really was a tough run. Of course I had to walk some of the hills, but Bob did make me run up a really steep one as far as I could before walking and I got more than halfway. And he made me run the last 2 blocks without stopping, even though I was so tired. The last mile or so was flat and it was SO much easier, after spending an hour and a half on hills!

Got home, took Advil, iced my knees and back, rolled my muscles and curled up under a blanket for 2 hours and watched tv. Figured, what the hell. I haven't been lazy ALL summer. Wanted to take a nap but Miss Cassie was all over my lap so.....at least I erased some DVR shows that have been on there since May.

Definitely feeling the aches now, though. My back is better, it's my knee and my left heel. Hope that goes away. I am just really in awe of what my body is allowing me to do. Many of the people I am running with are older than me, and I cannot use the excuse that I am too old to do this. Yes, it's tough on my knees and my body. But then I get back out there, run some more, run farther, longer, harder, higher, and while I moan and groan, I am amazed when I am done. Coming from a totally non-physical upbringing, this amazes me. 40+ years of not being physically active, and my lovely body is being so forgiving, considering what I am putting it through. I weighed myself, have not lost any recently, actually gained a few. I can't believe it's muscles, because I have been gaining muscles, but maybe they are different muscles. I sure as hell feel different ones that are sore. Or they are being redistributed differently. I'll measure myself this week to see. My clothes don't feel any looser, though. The funny thing is, I'm not upset about it at all. It's just an observation. I know the pounds will eventually keep coming off, they better with all this running!

Friday Cassie and I met Janet and we went to have a nail day. Cassie LOVED getting her fingers and toes done, like mommy. I let her choose the colors - my nails are now fluorescent green and my toes are a shimmery red with flowers on the big toes. She points them out to everyone she comes across! Then we went to Peet's for coffee, and then left Janet and picked up Franklin and went out to lunch. She then went with daddy to her first miniature golfing adventure while I had an hour and a half massage - much better this time, definitely a deep tissue. I needed that~heck, I need another one right now!

Mourning the loss of summer, and the fact that I have one more day off before I go back to work. Tomorrow Alexander and I go to yoga, then he has his arena check in day where he gets his picture taken, id card and classes. School for him starts Wednesday - my big sophomore!!

Where has the time gone? A 10th grader and a kindergartner. Sheesh.