15.5 miles completed on the C&O Canal towpath.
I was riding by and something caught my eye...was it....
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I got off my bike and moved closer.....
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Yes, someone placed a gnome in the tree. How fun!!!
I also walked quit a bit that day too!
I went running this morning. The first quarter of a mile was brutal! The wind was blowing....hard! I could tell from which direction it was blowing and knew that if I could just reach the roads that I had planned to run that the narrow, garage lined alleys would buffet me from the wind. I was right. Thank heavens.
That didn't make the run at better though. My legs were heavy! Like boat anchor heavy!!!! At about a mile and a half I started to feel a hot spot in the side of my foot. I bailed at one of my bail out points. I finished up my run at about 2.25 miles. I'd had enough!
It's frustrating. I am running slower than I have ever run before! I know it's lack of consistency and the higher weight! Two things that I can fix to make it a bit better.
While I was running this morning I was thinking about running. I would love someday to say I am a great runner and be able to run amazingly paced miles. But in reality, I don't see it happening (anytime soon at least). First of all my current weight would prohibit it. But secondly and most importantly I don't have the time and energy to focus solely on running. I like to ride my bike....and so last Saturday when I COULD have run (which may have helped negate today's horrible run) I chose instead to ride my bike! And guess what? This weekend I may not run. I may not even ride my bike. Why? We might be hiking!!! Variety is really what I enjoy!!!!
So jack of all trades master of none!!!! And loving every minute of it!!!
The first week of April is just about done so I figured it was time to check in and see how I am doing on my monthly goals.
1. April mileage goal I have completed 67.16 miles. (Bare minimum for the month is 166.5 but I am aiming for 191.5). In crushing this goal thus far!
2. Running goal. I have only run 2.32 miles of the 20 I am aiming for. I should have at least 5 by now. But plenty of time left!
3. Lose weight. I weighed myself in April first and then again on my official weigh in day. It was exactly the same. So no change.
4. I tracked every bite! My cheat day was really high though! Other than that I was within my goal range.
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And with my exercise calories factored into my totals it looks even better.
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So I'm still working it....tracking, running, biking, hiking and whatever else my heart desires!!!!