tired, oh so tired
I am completely exhausted (two nights in a row of <5 hours of sleep...) and my feet are damaged in a myriad of ways, both self inflicted and not. But it was well worth it. I wish I had nights like that more often...
I woke up this morning, way too early, and it took me a while to get kicked into gear, but I knew that the little one would appear soon so I got my butt out the door. I managed 5.3 miles in the canyons and made it home with enough time to make coffee before Van appeared at noon. We puttered about for a little bit and then walked to Trader Joe's since a coffee-tastrophe was imminent. So that was another 2.6 miles (pushing a stroller full of Van and groceries). Then Van and Quinn and I walked to the dog park (a mere .8 miles round trip...). THEN Quinn, Van, Dozer and I walked to the Old Globe to see the Grinch Tree lighting (very fun - Van really enjoyed the manmade snow they were blowing out the upstairs windows) which was 2.7 miles roundtrip, most of which Van actually walked (I slung him for 5 minutes so he could have a little rest).
So Van did nearly 3.5 miles and I did over 11. YIKES!
I'm also in love with Arnica Gel. My calves were starting to tighten pretty wickedly so I slathered some on and they felt great, while my quads were feeling worse. So after my shower I put it all over my legs. We'll see how they feel tomorrow. Hopefully the wicked leg pain is just a phase and if I start running more regularly (difficult with the little one...) I won't have to take such drastic measures to keep the muscle pain at bay!
I woke up this morning, way too early, and it took me a while to get kicked into gear, but I knew that the little one would appear soon so I got my butt out the door. I managed 5.3 miles in the canyons and made it home with enough time to make coffee before Van appeared at noon. We puttered about for a little bit and then walked to Trader Joe's since a coffee-tastrophe was imminent. So that was another 2.6 miles (pushing a stroller full of Van and groceries). Then Van and Quinn and I walked to the dog park (a mere .8 miles round trip...). THEN Quinn, Van, Dozer and I walked to the Old Globe to see the Grinch Tree lighting (very fun - Van really enjoyed the manmade snow they were blowing out the upstairs windows) which was 2.7 miles roundtrip, most of which Van actually walked (I slung him for 5 minutes so he could have a little rest).
So Van did nearly 3.5 miles and I did over 11. YIKES!
I'm also in love with Arnica Gel. My calves were starting to tighten pretty wickedly so I slathered some on and they felt great, while my quads were feeling worse. So after my shower I put it all over my legs. We'll see how they feel tomorrow. Hopefully the wicked leg pain is just a phase and if I start running more regularly (difficult with the little one...) I won't have to take such drastic measures to keep the muscle pain at bay!