Today I could definitely feel the miles from the week starting to take a toll. I was real sluggish, and had a hard time getting going. But you know what? I still got out there and got in my 4+ miles, because that's what I do!
See, my plan has me actually running only about 3 miles 3 days a week, then the long run. But my personal goal is to hit 4 miles on my weekday runs, then keep Saturday light. And I have been doing just that. Except this last Saturday I took Danny on his Cub Scout hike, and ended up doing 2.7 miles of extra walking mileage. Which meant that my last Monday through Sunday mileage actually broke 30 miles for the week combined walking and running! That's a lot. And my legs are feeling it, they are ready for a true recovery day.
On the hike I was reminded of the range of people out there when it comes to exercise. One parent, when I mentioned running, shuddered and stated flat that he didn't run. The other parent however, told us before the hike that she had put in an 11 mile run already. So I was definitely in between them, which is a spot I can be content with.
Still figuring out the diet. I was good the rest of the week last week, but made sure that when I had my meals out, I had sandwiches instead of fast food burgers. But on Sunday I had a turkey burger, and was fine, until I had a bratwurst, and that did me in. So I am narrowing things down to having problems with a high grease content, boy doesn't that just take the fun out of life?
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