Somehow I summoned the inner will to keep my running clothes on as I made supper yesterday, then, with my daughter munching on tacos, I grabbed the dog (who was in full-on panic/excited mode because I had my running clothes on and hadn't left the house), and we squeezed out another kilometer around the block before I recruited my daughter for the last 2km of a total of 9kms. Today I'm a bit sore, sunburned and tired, but otherwise okay. My knee decided to have an issue with the last 2kms yesterday but the shots of pain were sporadic, so I sucked them up and focused on keeping my stride tight. It helped get me through. I did try to walk through the last kilometer but between my daughter racing around on her bike, the dog trying to keep up with her and a throw down challenge when my husband pulled around the corner in our suv to see who could make it home first, I ended up jogging the damn thing. At least we got some family bonding time in ;-)
Today is a rest day from running but a cross training day for the rest of my muscles. The weather is supposed to be a total scorcher so I'm going to keep my workout confined to a well air conditioned gym. My next LSD is a 16km run, my furthest yet this year. I am going to try and squeeze it into my Saturday but that day already looks busy. The problem is, there really isn't a better time to do it, unless I want to run on Friday evening...which is also tricky. I figure I can do an out and back around 6am on Saturday so I can be sure to be back home by 9am at the latest. I'm hoping to avoid blistering temperatures and give myself time to recover before getting ready to drive 3 hours to my cousin's wedding later Saturday afternoon. Sunday is a total write-off since my husband leaves for work around 6am and won't be back until that afternoon. So it's scheduling thing, one I'll figure out, even if I have to split the LSD in 2, it doesn't hurt every once and awhile.
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