#rcmay2020

[i-took-the-one-less-traveled-by]

Fit in another 10k on a cloudy morning/afternoon. It was rough, humid, sweaty, and a little soul-crushing for some reason.

[pearltrees]

Four miles Monday morning, seven today with my training partner (face coverings on, on opposite sides of the path!). I’m finally starting to feel good about this running thing again. It also helps to have someone to talk through school stuff and running/life stuff with. I don’t know how I’d survive this spring without her.

This week has been my favorite kind of running weather- cool, a little overcast, a little breeze (yesterday was hella windy and I stayed home all day, but today was perfect). Low-mid 50s. It could stay like this for weeks and I’d be thrilled.

Also loving how empty the trail is on weekday mornings. We’ve been doing long runs on Wednesdays because weekend people are bad at following any kind of social distancing and Northern VA is still under shutdown orders until early June. But not doing face to face classes every day has made running so much easier. It’s almost like running 3-4 days a week helps me run better? Who would have thought. 😂

[pearltrees]

Got in three miles at 7:30 this morning to try to beat the heat and humidity.... not very successfully. It was already 74° and like 80% humidity when we started and I worked my ass off for every single one of those miles today. Usually when we walk the cool down for the last quarter mile, I actually cool down and dry off a little, but today I was still dripping sweat when I got back to my car. It’s like 8:30am and I need a nap 😂

[pearltrees]

6 miles in the wind and cold this morning (it’s MAY, it should NOT. Be 40°), followed by a trip to the grocery store and a Zoom happy hour with my running store friends! Now it’s 8pm on a Saturday, I’ve had 2 glasses of wine, and I’m pretty much ready for bed.

[pearltrees]

Very humid, very toasty 6 mile slog this morning. But it’s done! And I’m feeling better about building up a base of miles before marathon training starts in.... July? Assuming there is actually a race in October.

Tomorrow is the last time I see my kids for the year. Grades for seniors were due today and I am all up in my feelings about it. I can’t believe how much I miss them.

[i-took-the-one-less-traveled-by]

Ran a sunny few miles. Made a three layer chocolate cake, fit with PB buttercream and pastel yellow fondant. 👌🏼 🤤