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September 03, 2005
Shout Out
Yesterday afternoon while my friends went walking I hit the pool and swam laps for 30 minutes. The pool was short (I have no idea by how much) so it wasn’t too hard b/c I had to pause and turn more frequently than normal. They stopped by the pool when they were done and we walked back to the house together where we did core stuff and other strength exercises. One girl here (she says her name is not a secret) LINDSEY used to teach a kick-boxing class so she gave us a mini-lesson (she used to do core stuff w/ her classes) and we had a mini class. It was pretty cool, I learned some new moves, and I LOVED having company for the exercises I hate.
And, in typical runner fashion, I didn’t drink last night and went to bed earlier than my friends so I could get up early. I got up at 6:30 AM and was on the trail by 7. I ran on the Cape Cod Rail Trail Bikeway. I got directions from my friend’s Dad and drove to the trail which was about 2 miles from the house. I ran for an hour and seven minutes and I negative split it by about a minute.
The path is gorgeous and the perfect place for a run. It’s shaded and goes through beautiful scenery. The trail is also perfectly paved and perfectly maintained. So I did what every runner worth their salt would-I ran in the dirt next to the path. My quad is a bit sore. It wasn’t during the run but is now. I have iced a few times today and my friends are very inquisitive about the icing. Do I have a serious injury? How much does it hurt? (My friends are also fascinated with the concept behind the blog). I am icing and taking ibuprofen. I think I have a grade one strain. I am not too worried about it and am just glad I have a rest day planned and I got my run in (it hurt Friday but not this morning before my run).
Later in the day DEB (name also not a secret) (who may run the Tufts 10K) and I took a walk on the beach. We went in search of mud to immerse ourselves in (or at least DEB wanted to). Now we are planning our evening which will probably consist of wine, dinner, games/puzzles/movies, and smores (even though DEB claims smores are best cooked over a bonfire-which we will not be doing).
(I also have to note that going food shopping with health girls rocks. We eat the same types of health things…well, plus lime Tostitos and smores...so that is just a little bonus over going food shopping with people who don't share the health food love.)
Posted by Audrey at September 3, 2005 06:52 PM