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New year, new pinned post.

If we haven't met yet, you can call me Jo (any pronouns). I'll be turning 40 in 2026, and I started this blog in June 2025 as a place to talk about health, wellness, fitness, healthy eating, etc.

I've kept this blog very anonymously for the first six months of its digital life, and I did that out of fear. I was very afraid, as I've often been, of people in my life judging me for caring "too much" or caring about things they personally dismiss. Since I started here, I've worked on myself in many ways, and I'm starting 2026 with a new outlook to accept scary situations and move through them rather than avoid them.

That means that 2026 will be a little bit more open, a little less anonymous. That doesn't mean I'll suddenly be posting my GPS coordinates and doing a face reveal, but y'all might see (gasp) my torso or something.

In the past year, I've lost about 17 lbs, hit my goal weight, built a consistent strength routine, and started running.

My penultimate goal is always, always, to pursue habits that will lead to lifelong wellness and contribute to being a badass, powerful, active 80 year old. That means cardio to improve my heart health, lifting to stave off osteoporosis, mobility so I can come back from injury, good diet so I'm fueled for health and healing, and rest and mental health days so I can truly be my best self.

My lifestyle goals for 2026 are:

Run a sub-30 minute 5k

Run my first 10k

Eat at maintenance calories, prioritizing protein and whole foods

Join a better gym and try out some group exercise classes or join an in-person fitness group

Continue strength training full body twice a week

Spend more time on hobbies instead of scrolling my phone, whether this is crafting, reading, writing, or anything else

Make one new local friend

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After work yesterday, we escaped the heat at a local public pool. It felt fantastic to swim around a bit and then lay out in the shade with wet suits on. Swimming always makes me really hungry, too.

Got up early even though I have the day off, just so I could get out and run before the heat hit. Despite the mugginess and faster intervals, I felt really great on this workout -- probably the results of my week long break from running last week.

After a shower, I made an air-fried hashbrown and a scramble with broccoli (3 egg whites, 1 egg). Was hoping for some meat, but all my breakfast meats had gone bad.

Went for a drive to the running store to get some new shoes and managed to snag some Asics Novablast 5s on sale. Hopefully they work out long term.

After the shoe store, I was planning to grab a coffee and hit up a new bookstore, but the only coffee shop in town that was open is run by a neo-nazi (red county problems), so I tried a new bakery. They turned out to be only a bakery with no beverages, and the bookstore wasn't open either, so I ate a sticky bun in the car and drove home.

(Sticky bun looked amazing but was not as soft and squishy as I like these things to be, so it was fine but I don't need to do that ever again.)

Had some down time at home and then my partner came back with MIL for a visit. They'd gotten lunch without me, so when I got hungry I just scrounged from the fridge. Ended up making a PB&J (keto bread), an apple, and some Greek yogurt with honey.

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Also, built bars are buy 2 get 1 free on their website. This is the cheapest I've ever seen them.

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Can't find the ask now...

A few days ago, someone asked me if I thought "AGE WAS JUST A NUMBER" and it was late at night when I saw it, was going to come back to it, but now I can't find it. Anyway, I hope whoever asked sees this...

Kinda?? I know 80 year olds who are climbing mountains, and I know 60 years olds who can barely get up out of a chair. There are so many factors involved, including GENETICS, but also lifestyle through your whole life, injuries, illnesses, the type of jobs you had, etc. There are things you can do to mitigate the effects of aging, but most people in their 30s or 40s are too busy just LIVING to really think about what will happen in another 20, 30, 40 years.

The good news, I HOPE, is that it's never too late to start getting stronger, improving your balance, and stimulating your mind. I guess I will be my own N OF 1 experiment and find out if I can get fitter as I get even older.

The really weird thing about the passage of time is, you can see other people getting older. Your kids or grandkids grow up, your favorite sex-symbol movie star is suddenly playing the old geezer, but you don't see it in yourself. You still identify as younger... like time stopped for you but no one else. So, the next time you see an older person who you think is dressed 'too young', give them a break. They still feel 23.

Here are my 80 year old friends who just climbed Stone Mountain, workout at the gym regularly, do tai chi, do Plyojam dance fitness, travel, go to martini night every Thursday, and are just the cutest couple in the world. They are absolute inspirations!

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I love this post and want to "Yes, and" it!

Yes, and, in my opinion, your attitude toward age matters a lot.

I have friends who started saying the phrase, "I'm too old to do that now" when we were 25! "I'm too old to get in the pit at the concert."

"I'm too old to walk two miles to that museum."

"I'm too old to go to anything standing room only."

And what happened when they said that, was they believed it, and they stopped trying. And now, we're all ~40, and they truly, literally can't do this stuff. But, myself and some of our other friends never said, "I'm too old for that now," and time after time, we can still do those things.

I was in second row of the pit at multiple shows at Warped a few weeks ago, jumping around.

I will happily walk two miles to that museum. And I'll walk around in the museum, and I'll walk another mile afterward before I stop to sit and eat something.

I buy seats at shows, so my friends can sit if they need to. But I stand. I stand, and dance, and some of my friends do too, and my partner who is 7 years older and twice my weight does as well.

My MIL is 84 years old, and she has dementia. Her mind is going. But last week, we went to visit her, and she wanted us to see her cat. The cat had gone under the bed to hide, and without a second thought, my MIL got down on her hands and knees. And then she laid down on the floor, and rolled on her side.

She sat on the floor for half an hour. And then she braced herself on the sofa and got back up.

I was grinning the whole time. My dad is the same age as MIL, and my mom is 9 years younger. Neither of them would ever get down on the floor. In fact, I remember my mom being the age I am right now, and refusing to get on the floor because, "I'm too old to get on the floor. I wouldn't be able to get up again."

But it's clear to me that my MIL has never questioned whether she can get on the floor. She's always assumed she could, and so she kept doing it, and now she still can! She can't remember what we spoke about 20 minutes ago, but she can crawl around on the floor and get herself right back up.

So, I refuse to say I'm too old for anything. If I can't do something because I'm injured, then I'm injured, but that doesn't mean I can't get better. I think a lot of times we turn 25, 30, 40, 50 years old, and something hurts or gets harder, and we just give up on doing that thing. We accept it as the consequences of aging. But some of those things are not inevitable -- they're things you can prevent when you're younger, or can work to improve beyond that.

There's a lot you can do, regardless of your age, if your default attitude is to try and not give up easily.

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Committed to getting back on regular strength right now because I know I'll get more from my running program if I'm also strength training. Obviously after a couple weeks off, I'm not hitting any PRs, but I got up and got in there, and I made time for stretching after as well.

Breakfast yesterday was pretty simple - cottage cheese and fruit. I had a little bite before the gym, too. Lately, I've been into grabbing a packet of Special K Pastry Crisps as a pre-run or pre-workout carb source.

The heat wave is hitting us, so I made my favorite heat wave recipe! This is something I just experimented with myself about a decade ago and keep making.

2 chicken breasts

1 cucumber

1/2 jar of sliced kalamata olives

1 cup fat free Greek yogurt

I add salt, pepper, garlic, and other herbs to taste. We get whole wheat pitas, split them in half to make pockets, put some spinach or spring mix in the bottom, then load in the chicken salad and top with a few sliced grape tomatoes.

The only cook time is cooking the chicken breasts, and this time I did that in our instant pot instead of the oven. It's a solid simple, high-protein dinner that's cool on a hot day.

Dragged myself from the bed and got moving again this morning to knock out a recovery run day before the heat got too bad. The air was already thick, and it was 75 F, but the sun wasn't too bright yet. The guideline for this run was to go slower than 12:30, so I definitely hit the mark. I stopped around mile 2 at my car for some electrolytes, but aside from being sweaty I didn't mind the weather too much.

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Lunch yesterday (chicken sandwich on a mix of wheat and keto bread) was followed by pot roast leftovers for dinner, and then a scoop of neopolitan ice cream for dessert.

Had to get to bed early and prep snacks in advance to make sure I had time to eat, get up, get dressed, run, shower, breakfast, etc before my 730 AM appointment at the doctor.

I put my iron pill and a bag of dried fruit by the bed last night so the first thing I could do when my alarm went off at 5:15 was put some iron and carbs in my mouth.

This was my first run on the Runna 5k Improvement plan -- a very doable tempo interval run. Even though it was a "speed workout," the highest pace it requested of me was 10:45, so it was perfectly good for easing back into running after a week off.

Not a big fan of how much running to a pace makes me look at my watch, but otherwise fine.

After a shower and a protein bar, it was off to cardiology. I joked around with the nurses a lot, being the youngest person they see in there today. I got a lot of praise for the fact that I actually run, and a lot of comments about how small my rib cage is because they had issues making sure the sensor belt wasn't going to fall off while I was on the treadmill.

It took a long while to get my heart rate up to the minimum they wanted it at (154) but they all said the readings were looking really good. A cardiologist will review the results later today, and I'll get my data then. I'm looking forward to seeing what I get back, especially when the initial reading was that I'm probably in the clear for heart issues.

We had leftover rice from the weekend, so you know it's gotta be a rice dish for lunch. I added some frozen grilled chicken breast, peas, and broccoli. Rather than scrambling the egg into the rice, this time I fried the egg separately and then put it on top so the yolk could act as a sauce.

I should have seasoned this more, because the flavor was mostly just "fine," but the yolk part was really good. Would repeat this with some onions, garlic, and hot sauce, I think.

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My garden, at least, has loved the rain we're getting lately. This is my first time growing eggplant, and the baby eggplants are so funny.

We spent most of Saturday running errands and checking in on my MIL, who is still struggling to adjust to life in assisted living. We had a solid breakfast before going to check on her, and then afterward we went to the Y for some exercise and a sauna day.

Sunday morning breakfast was just bits and pieces of things because I was excited for a brief respite from rain to take my bike out for the first time in about a year. I rode from the house down to the park where I usually run. The route back to the house is very steep, so in the past I've walked it, but I tried to ride this time and was able to do most of it!

My goal is to be able to ride the whole way home eventually.

After some relaxation, we went out for lunch and errands. We stopped at the sushi/hibachi place, and I went for their lunch bento with teriyaki shrimp. I love it because the veggies in the teriyaki also includes asparagus, not just peppers and onions. I housed 90% of this and only left the sweet chili sauce and a little rice.

For dinner and meal prep, I made Sunday roast in the instant pot. I love pot roast but can't eat slow-cooked meats due to indigestion, but the instant pot is my workaround. We had some parsnips in the fridge from a previous recipe, so I added those to the roast.

I was hoping to lock in this morning and restart strength work, but my period came yesterday and I was just in too much pain this morning to go push heavy things around.

Tomorrow is two big things:

I'm starting the Runna 5k Improvement plan and have my first run on that.

I have my cardiac stress test at 730 in the morning.

I'm going to have to get out and run really early to both beat the heat and have time to get to my appointment. I think I'll basically sleep in my running clothes tonight, and I'll also put a snack next to my bed when I go to sleep tonight so I can get some carbs in the moment I wake up and not run fasted.

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Lunch yesterday -- sandwich with keto bread, deli chicken, pepper jack cheese, and light mayo. We actually had tomatoes and spinach in the house, so it was a "real" sandwich. I went with carrots and some no sugar added applesauce (with cinnamon) for sides.

After wrapping work for the day, I made a second attempt to join that local run club. This time, people actually showed up!

They were very friendly, but they were all much faster than my usual easy run pace. I ended up sticking with a woman in her 60s, and she was about a minute faster than I wanted to go. I was able to talk during, so I guess it was conversational pace? But my heart rate was firmly tempo zone. We took a few walking breaks on hills, which makes the pace average look slower than it was.

Still, we ran 4 miles! I definitely plan to keep attending this. I just need to figure out how it fits in my plan when I start training properly again next week.

For breakfast this morning, I had a couple slices of bacon, some oatmeal with PB fit, and LOTS of fruit.

I forgot we still had leftover turkey pasta when it came time for lunch, plus I was craving dumplings last week, so I went ahead and air fried some dumplings. I threw together a spinach salad to go alongside that.

I'm really just taking it easy this week, doing whatever I feel. I need a little reset after my 10k race and before I start toward the next goal.

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Yesterday's mission was rest and recovery, and it was an extra challenging one since I didn't sleep well the previous night and knew I'd be stressed last night as well. One thing I knew I could do right was food, though. I focused on eating when I was hungry (which was often) and eating good and balanced options.

Not long after breakfast, I was already hungry again, so I did an apple with some PB Fit. For lunch, I had leftover rice and chicken thigh with frozen peas, butter and seasonings.

In the afternoon, I went to my massage appointment, and it was such a win. I basically got foam rolled by a human forearm. 10/10.

My partner got back from his trip with my mother in law in tow, so I needed dinner for three. I picked this recipe inspired by @afitterbrittany's Turkey Assistant (don't have TikTok, so I couldn't access the original recipe!) I modified it very slightly by grating in a zucchini and carrot and used whole wheat elbows instead of white or chickpea pasta. It was a hit!

As I expected, last night was rough. My MIL is unwell (dementia) and it was stressful to have her in the house. I did everything I could to get some sleep, but I was just too anxious and jumpy that she was going to do something she shouldn't. I was awake a lot, and that's two nights in a row of poor sleep. Aside from being tired, I feel okay, though. My legs feel much better.

This evening, I want to try to check out the run club again and use that as my returning run today post-race.

On a lighter note: I wanted to take a picture of these cute slippers I got over the weekend, but one of my cats decided it was time to make her blog debut instead, so here's a cat reveal!

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I would like to thank past me for thinking ahead and deciding it was a good idea to book a massage for the day after my 10k race. I can't say I didn't give it my all, and I know my legs and feet are going to really appreciate this.

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Despite trying to take it pretty easy over the weekend, I woke up Sunday morning with some soreness in my feet. Nothing too serious, so I made sure to take some magnesium for recovery and started the carb-eating with a bagel and some fruit.

Tumblr will possibly flag this as adult because I'm showing my knees. Scandalous. Anyway, I thought a hot bath with some epsom salts would be nice and help with the feet. It was, indeed, nice, and something helped with the feet.

I went to the grocery store and was planning to make some lunch when I got home, but by that point I was feeling a little drained so I made the risky choice to get sushi on a race day. I ordered rolls I've had before from a place I've eaten at multiple times to mitigate the risk, but the furthest roll is spicy yellowtail (so, raw) and then there's a sweet potato roll and a basic california roll.

I had the forethought to pop an NA beer in the fridge earlier in the day, so that was some more carbs.

Did some house cleaning once I felt more human, and sat around a bit/put my legs up a wall. A couple hours before the 6:30 PM race start, I ate an Uncrustable, and then I packed up some dried mango for right before the race, some sour patch kids if I wanted them for during, and an electrolyte beverage for after.

I was expecting hot and humid. It was warm in the sun, but there was a nice breeze and the humidity was not too bad. The trail is shaded for the most part so I did not feel like death.

This race was pretty well organized. It was a simultaneous start for the 5 and 10k races, so I had people running near me for the first half, which was nice. My goal was to start at about a 12 minute pace and then just not let myself fall below that, and I knew even if I needed to slow down later I could hit my goal.

I tried to cheer on the leaders of the 5k when they turned around, and then the same with the 10k leaders later, even though I was the only one. I was running with only one person in view, barely, far ahead, and was pretty sure I was in last until I reached the turnaround and discovered there were three people chasing me!

It's funny, the back of the race is so much friendlier than the front. We all cheered each other as we turned.

A little past mile 4, I started really struggling and feeling myself getting tired. I kept fighting for my pace to stay strong and just reminding myself that I've run 8 miles on the trail before, so I can do 6.2... Ignoring that I've never run the trail this fast before.

I was definitely feeling it in my feet toward the end and even had a twinge in my hip, which means it's time for my Brooks Glycerin 22s to retire. RIP "big boys." I might do some small runs in them this week, but this was definitely their final race.

In the last half mile or so, I finally caught up to the next two runners who were in front of me. I had my playlist set for certain songs at the end, and I could tell I was getting close and needed to keep pushing to hit my goal. When I saw the finish line, I hit that faster sprint and passed the last person I could by a literal second.

Although I finished fifth from last in the overall race, I absolutely destroyed the 1:10:xx goal I went in with and hit a big PR. My official chip time is 1:09:40. My last 10k race, exactly 3 months ago, was a 1:16:24, so I improved by almost 7 minutes in 90 days! My best time in training, on this same trail, was a 1:12:58 in February, so again I ran almost 4 minutes faster than that.

I'm really happy with this result and with the pacing I finished with on my mile splits. I was basically running the same pace I usually run in my 5ks, but for 10k, which certainly implies good things for my goal to sub-30 a 5k in a few months.

For now, I am tired. My feet hurt, and I never sleep well after an evening race. Today is all rest, and tomorrow I'm hoping to try that Tuesday evening run club again for a couple easy miles.

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I have been WAY too busy and active today considering I have a big race tomorrow. There's still so much I'd like to get done, too, so it's hard to figure out where I need to rest now and what I can still do today and tomorrow.

Lunch yesterday was another round of the chicken burger and zucchini, this time on an english muffin with barbecue sauce and with air fried sweet potato instead of mashed potato. For dinner, I made rice and roasted some broccoli and chicken thighs, which I'll be repeating tonight.

Still home alone, I slept until 6, had coffee, and got to the gym by 7:15. I did my shakeout run in the neighborhood by the gym, then went in for a full stretching session followed by 20 minutes in the sauna with a book.

Afterward, I stopped at the farmer's market and got a chicken-stuffed pretzel for breakfast and some local plums. Ate a couple of the plums when I got home.

Took the dog out to the woods for a two mile loop because dog wellness is important too. I brought an uncrustable and some dried apricots on the walk, so halfway through he got some water and I had a small lunch. After dropping him at home, I went out to my favorite ice cream and got a child-size chocolate marshmallow.

The race tomorrow is going to be about 82 degrees and humid, so it'll be a tough one. Of course, I'll hydrate a lot before and after and use the water stations during. I'm still hoping to start at about a 12:30-12:00 pace and negative split from there. My A goal would be to finish in 1:10:xx or better, B goal is 1:12:xx or better, and C goal is just better than my last official 10k time, which was 1:16:xx. I did a 1:15:55 in training on this same course a couple weeks ago, but of course it wasn't hot and humid then.

My advantage here is I did grow up in Texas in a house without air conditioning. I'm a little more heat-resilient than most people around here, I think, so we'll see if that works in my favor.

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Finally. Because Tumblr thwarted my uploads for so long, a full catchup would be WAY TOO LONG, so I'm going to throw out some pictures and hit some highlights.

Three breakfasts and a snacky-snack. My current mission in terms of food is actually to get more carbs, and it's been surprisingly difficult. I've switched off of keto products and over to regular bread, cereal, and pasta, but it's still tricky. I'm also trying to get a bit more fat in where I can.

Still getting 95-100g of protein a day, but also trying to hit 200g of carbs, and get enough fiber is a tricky balance.

Yesterday morning, there were high winds and rain. I'm in a taper for a race this Sunday, so I did my little run on the treadmill.

During this run, I really felt like my iron supplement is starting to make a difference. I noticed that I was able to maintain a lower heart rate on this run (123-138 bpm) for a lot longer at a higher pace (4.2-4.4 mph) than I could in the past. A few months ago, I would have needed to drop down to walking multiple times to get my heart rate back down.

In the afternoon, the sun came out. I went to take the dog out and noticed our golden raspberry bush had really started producing. This is the first time I was able to pick more than a couple berries and instead snacked on a whole handful.

This was actually a quickie lunch that took me 20-25 minutes to prepare during my lunch break from work. When my partner is out of town, I like to sort of live off what we already have in the house where I can, and we had a couple chicken burger patties in the freezer from a month ago.

I dumped those in a bowl of water in the morning, so by lunch time they had defrosted.

The zucchini was left over from the pasta sauce I made on Monday, and the potatoes have been sitting in the pantry lurking for a while. I chopped the potato really small so it would be mashable faster, and I did the zucchini in the air fryer. I was able to chop up and start both the potatoes and zuke while the chicken burger was cooking. This was a tasty meal, but I was disappointed that I didn't actually get that much on carbs from the potato.

Aaaand since my partner was out of town, I did something weird for dinner and made smoked oysters rockefeller. This is something my dad and I used to eat every once in a while, and as an adult I've gotten smoked oysters maybe once every three years or so. I think I like the memories more than the actual food, but it's not bad. I ended up eating the whole tin and a big salad, which wouldn't have been a high-calorie meal if I wasn't eating it with crackers, but I find the oysters inedible without a cracker underneath each one.

Definitely hit my goal of eating more fat with this one.

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I keep trying to post an update but phone keeps refusing to upload any photos at all.

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Survived Warped Tour DC!

It was hot as balls out both days, of course. We caught a little sunburn on day one despite reapplying after three hours, so we were more diligent on the second day.

Saturday, I actually managed to still track my food for the day, but on Sunday, between phone signal issues and general chaos, I gave up. That said, there were some really good food options. Pictured is my lunch from day 1, which was curried chickpeas with rice and cabbage slaw. Actual veggies, whaaat?

Saturday, we got into the festival grounds around 11:00 after a long wait in the security line, and then when set times got posted, it turned out most of the bands I wanted to see would be playing Sunday.

We caught Bryce Vine as our first band, and then The Paradox on the next stage over, and from there my priority was Gym Class Heroes. Most of the other bands I had been interested in seeing (Third Eye Blind, Lolo, Honey Revenge) conflicted on timing with Gym Class, so they were out.

We ended up spending a lot of the day hanging out in the shade by the Unplugged stage, so we caught Water Tower, Larry and His Flask, and Bad Cop Bad Cop on acoustic sets, then shuffled over toward Gym Class and caught Anberlin in the process.

Knowing Sunday was going to be busier in terms of bands, we headed back to our hotel around 7 PM when GCH finished and ordered tacos for a late dinner.

We went out for breakfast on Sunday, so I was able to pack in an egg white omelet with veggies and fruit as a base. Getting inside went much more smoothly, and we even got to see the inflatable reveal for the day before popping over to the smaller stages to see The Dollyrots as a start for the day.

After that, we caught Vienna Vienna on the same stage, then took a break for lunch (chicken caesar wrap and doritos) before trying to get up close for The Academy Is... In the process, we got to see a little bit of American H-Fi's set and sing along with "Flavor of the Week."

After TAI, we had a conflict between 3oh!3 or Plain White T's and ended up deciding on the more mellow crowd and going toward the T's. I'm glad we did, since it seems like the 3oh!3 crowd was pretty bad -- I'm hearing multiple groping stories, including one involving a minor, and all of them happened at that show.

While we were waiting for PWTs, we saw part of the Hoobastank set, including "The Reason," so that was cool. Then, we beat feet across the grounds back to the small stages for Daisy Grenade. After another little break to cool off, we decided to split up. My partner went to see Coheed and Cambria, while I wanted to see Hot Chelle Rae.

I got a massive hot dog for dinner and caught the last few songs from Lambrini Girls, but then when Hot Chelle Rae came on, they kind of rubbed me the wrong way, and I didn't stay for long. Instead, I went back to the Unplugged tent and just saw PWTs again in their acoustic set, then met back up with my partner and went to the back of the crowd for Jimmy Eat World. They played "Bleed American," "The Middle," and "Sweetness" really early in the set, and there weren't any bands we wanted to see after them, so we left after a few songs and went back to the hotel.

Sunday obviously was a much more active and later day than Saturday.

We got up Monday morning and got checked out, and we made decent time driving home. I felt pretty good overall, not sore or anything, but just tired from not sleeping well/enough Sunday night. Took it easy Monday aside from some errands.

By yesterday morning, I felt normal and the weather was really nice. I ended up doing a solid 4k tempo run, felt good and got really good pacing at the end.

This whole week will be a little chaotic because my partner is traveling again tomorrow and I have my 10k race this weekend, so we skipped the gym this morning, but I ended up impulse signing up for the Bay Bridge 10k in Annapolis this November, so there's another milestone I'll be working toward this fall.

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I'm definitely in full festival prep mode today. Last time I went to any kind of music festival was 2015, so when I was 28, and I'd just pop to stuff on impulse.

This time I'm being very thoughtful about my schedule and diet and such.

I decided not to push myself to do a long run this weekend, not even a "long" run, so I just did a little 2 mile loop in a park this morning. Then, since I have the day free, I drove to the gym. I did a full 15 minute mobility session, ending with some foam rolling, so I'm all limbered up.

Had a smoothie with carrot and spinach for breakfast so I'd get in veg, fruit, and protein, and then just made some teriyaki rice for lunch with mixed veggies and shrimp.

I feel like I've definitely set a good foundation at this point, no matter what we end up with for dinner or what the weekend meals look like during Warped.