Ok, technically, I don't have to start "training" until tomorrow, and that would be if I were starting from scratch, but there are 8 long runs before the MO' Cowbell Half Marathon! I did four miles today, and it felt good. I swear, the race itself doesn't do me in, but afterwards I tend to get randomly injured. After my first half, I sprained my ankle the day after because I stepped off my flip flop wrong, and it took about three weeks to heal! This time, I dropped my shave gel (on the same foot!), and although you can't SEE any bruising, it feels a little hurt. I figured I deserved to take it easy and recover, even if the injury was in my head, so I only ran five miles this week, until the four miles today. I did go to the gym for some classes, though.
Side note: It's so frustrating to see tall, skinny people say they lost weight and now they're at 170. I think we need a new scale. Like, you put your height in, and then you "weigh" 1-10 depending on if you're in a healthy range or not. We can all just weigh "5." Then we couldn't compare ourselves with other people who are six feet tall!
I usually walk at the beginning of each mile but I'm going to try "strides" instead -- basically sprinting the parts I used to walk. The idea is that this will help me get faster. I didn't do it today, though. For some reason my hip was sore when I walked, but felt fine when I ran.
We grilled some zucchini on the grill -- I didn't even put olive oil or seasonings on it because I forgot! Then we shredded up the grilled chicken and put that on top. I covered mine in cheese, because what's not better with cheese?! Right now though, we're pretty much out of EVERYTHING. There's a little bit of cereal left, but no milk. And we're pretty much out of all the staples, like bananas, peanut butter, pecans, eggs, coconut milk -- everything! Although we do have shrimp in the freezer and quinoa in the cupboard.
Looks like my Saturday plans will be Piyo and Zumba and then shopping!
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