Monday is my planned rest day. Something that I greatly took after the excitement of yesterday. I thankfully didn't have any issues with pain or soreness after yesterday's run, minus some slight discomfort from the bee stings. The biggest factor was some degree of fatigue. In terms of post race, next day feeling, I felt pretty … Continue reading Post race recovery
First ever trail race
My first ever trail race! What an epic experience. I absolutely loved the day, from the start until the end. The views were spectacular. The weather was pretty darn near perfect, even if it got a bit warm midway through the race. When I signed up for Rick's 5.22 mile (Jesi mislabeled the picture with … Continue reading First ever trail race
First long run in awhile
I struck out on my first long run in awhile this morning. I waited a little later than usual since it was super foggy this morning. I wanted to wait until it was light out before striking out, I didn't want to contend with darkness AND fog. Never a good combination for runners. It wasn't … Continue reading First long run in awhile
Friday blues
Friday should be a happy day. End of the work week but I am frustrated and worried about the missed miles this week. I am trying not to beat myself up too horribly but am struggling as the knee issue has dragged on, seemed better and then reared its head again. My knee was better … Continue reading Friday blues
No Thursday Run
I woke up this morning with a swollen knee. On a scale of one to ten the pain was about a three. Not horrible. Totally manageable. But I had some visible puffiness around my knee cap. I decided that it be best to forego my usual Thursday group run. I feel as if I have … Continue reading No Thursday Run
Non-naked knee
No naked knee this morning-but there was running. I was scheduled for five miles but did three. Just to get myself back in the swing of things. The brace helped quite a bit and the Mumford & Sons kept me moving along. It was my fastest three mile run but I still managed to do … Continue reading Non-naked knee
Back to work
Another day of sleep being greater than running. When my alarm went off I just felt incredibly tired. Combined with my knee feeling a bit rough I decided to punk out this morning. The original plan for the day, and the promise I made with myself is that I would sleep in this morning and then … Continue reading Back to work
Nine and a half hour travel day
Today was the travel day that wouldn't end. We left at 4 am, making it yet another short night. We had anticipated some degree of morning commuter traffic but did not expect to spend nine and a half hours in the car WITHOUT any side trips or adventures. The culprit wasn't Connecticut as expected, but … Continue reading Nine and a half hour travel day
Sleep > Miles
It was another moderately late night. By the time I crawled into bed I had been awake for almost 20 hours straight (minus maybe 30 minutes of dozing in the car yesterday). I ended up going to bed without Jesi since my intention was to get up and run. However when the alarm went off … Continue reading Sleep > Miles
Travel Day and Fan Girling
Three a.m. came incredibly early. Not that three a.m. isn't incredibly early to begin with. After a late bedtime the alarm went off just a few short hours after our heads hit the pillow. Unlike previous trips, we took a little side trip to Captain Scott's Lobster Dock. We are both huge fans of Casey … Continue reading Travel Day and Fan Girling
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