so finally everyone knows that i am planning to do the race in january. i was holding off to make sure that i could actually commit to the training before deciding, but since the last few weeks have gone even better than i expected and that i am actually enjoying myself, i am ready to commit to it.
update from friday, i actually felt really good when i woke up saturday morning except for a little tightness in the plantar fascia in my right foot from not stretching thoroughly enough the night before. since it was supposed to be an easy "recovery walk" day, i wasn't too concerned with when i would get my walk in and headed out in flip flops and jeans. well, i never made it home until late at night, but i definitely got a good bit of exercising in. 2 of my friends/former students were going to take their national boards for massage therapy on saturday and i went with them for moral support. both of them did very well (as expected) and passed the test. in celebration, we decided to go to Ikea for some retail therapy. since it has become a habit to wear my pedometer when i walk, i didn't really think too much of the fact that it was on my hip when we commenced shopping. after several hours in the store going aisle by aisle to make sure we didn't miss anything, i looked down at my pedometer to see that we had been walking about 2 miles. i felt pretty good about this, getting a good walk in but not stressing too much on time. after returning to charlottesville, we went out to dinner and cocktails on the pedestrian mall (more walking) and then ended up at a dance club (not really walking, but there were steps involved). after quite a bit of rigorous dancing, we finished up the night and i was excited to see what the total number of steps for the day was, but unfortunately my pedometer was not on my hip. at some point in the club i had over-boogied and managed to shake my pedometer right off. At last count, i was at 8650 steps for the day which translates to a little over 4 miles, and that was at least an hour before the end of the night. i'm thinking i probably made ti to the 10,000 if you include the walk back to the car on the other side of the mall. alas, we will never know for sure, but maybe my pedometer will find a new owner who gets inspired to take some steps!
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Good thing the cat is out of the bag because Turbo and Missy would tell you very emphatically that all cats hate to be kept against their will in bags. Glad we were able to get this out so we can provide our encouragement. Way, way, way, way, WAY to go!!!!!
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