Thursday, June 10, 2010

back on solid ground!

we are back after being away for 10 days.  it's good to be home. let's see where i left off... last sat. we went hiking - about 4 miles of some moderate steep hiking (view to the left).  it was great!  then i ran 4 miles that evening.  i was t.i.r.e.d.  i took off sunday and monday, and tuesday, and wednesday... didnt want to take off that many days.  time just did not permit running at all.  i am so thankful i was able to get in all of my runs the week prior. we arrived home late wed. so i got back on track today. i'm on week 10 of spring training but am not too stressed about being "off schedule".  i truly noticed a difference tonight from running on packed gravel to asphalt and concrete sidewalks.  in a way i felt stronger and a little faster, but couldn't tell by my time.  i went from running a flat road to my hilly route.  i also noticed that by the end of the 5 mile run, my right shin had a small twinge.  that's one thing that didn't bother me too much when running on gravel.  hmmm... one things for sure though, i ran in some serious heat and humidity last week and have never sweat so mighty.  it was actually awesome!  lets see if i say that again!

1 comment:

Tina @GottaRunNow said...

Glad you had a nice vacation! With the humidity, at least we're not loaded down with warm winter clothes! ; )