Well, I didn't think it would be such a good idea to start a running blog and then try to weasel out of a run just because I'm having my period. I would like to point out that I am 49 and am officially mentally finished with menstruating. I do not plan on having more kids. I think I have a greater chance of conceiving a Martian than a 'normal' child at this point, so if I could flip a switch and turn this thing off, I would. Okay. Enough bellyaching about that until next month.
I got into my running gear - and here is where I would like to sing the praises of arm warmers: they are incredible! I can wear a short sleeve shirt with some smack talk on it: I WANT IT BAD with the Nike swoosh under the word 'bad' and don my hot pink arm warmers that coordinates with I and BAD. So, even if I do not feel like a bad-ass runner during the first mile or so, my t-shirt propels me forward. It is a beautiful sunny day - about 58 degrees with winds about 24 mph (maybe I'm reading the national weather service wrong). It felt strong at times, mainly, of course, when I was heading into it. Today was just 30 minutes. I'm still running off my old training program until Debbie and I sit down and figure out the marathon plan. The first mile was creaky as usual. I just focused on my breath and landing my feet in a steady rhythm and it all evened out. My quads were a little cranky because they are still recovering from our 9 mile trail run along the Ice Age Trail on Saturday. http://www.icetrail.org/ Wow! I didn't realize it was a 1,000 mile trail - we did a section from Parnell Tower to Butler Lake and back. The section we did was very pretty and rugged - I'm not sure exactly how pretty because if I looked up, I wiped out. It only took once to learn that lesson. Hard to give massage with a torn hand. (In case you don't know me and what I do, I'm a massage therapist.)
Yoga this morning was like sleepwalking. I almost dozed off in every stance. Tree: swaying and falling. Sacral circles: almost snoring. Dang period (sorry)! Not even my dark chocolate and sea salt croissant could wake me up - but creating the blog and drinking copious amounts of coffee did.
Time to shower and get ready for work.
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