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November 21, 2005
Time Out, Kids!
Every now and again I still get a sore shin. My past shin injury acts somewhat like a ghost that haunts me every so often. It seems to get sore after bouts of running on hard surfaces or after I've pounded hard downhill. Well, over there in South Dakota I pounded down a paved hill one day and then I pounded down a second hill (albeit on a dirt trail) on another day. And I think those two poundings made my right shin a bit sore.
Because I'm a lot smarter now after such a debilitating injury last winter, and I'm not willing to push the limits of this shin thing anymore, I took 2 days off running, enough to make the soreness go away. So, I took Saturday and Sunday off. I did no exercise on Saturday, and on Sunday I did an hour on the indoor trainer, doing the time trial DVD I've previously mentioned.
Today I was back to running, 4 miles easy. Finally, my Yaktrax arrived! I got the Yaktrax Pro, and I think they're pretty heavy duty. The weather was stupendously beautiful today; it was probably 40 degress while I was running down in Gardiner. I ran in a long sleeved shirt and shorts. Oh, and don't forget that I wore my new Yaktrax! That seems funny to me, shorts and Yaktrax, but the trail I was on stays shaded almost all day, so the snow is still several inches deep on it. I loved running in the Yaktrax, they make a huge difference in stability. However, they feel a little funny underfoot, but I imagine I'll get used to it. Even though there's no predicted snow in the near future, I'm ready to run in whatever Mother Nature sends my way this winter!
Anyhow, back to running. I saw 6 trumpeter swans while I was out, they honk and it seriously sounds like a small foreign car's horn. I was momentarily confused by them, since I was out where no car should be. Also, shouldn't the swans be headed south or something for the winter? I don't know about their migratory habits, but I'm going to have to find out. It was obvious that they were out flying around, enjoying the great weather today as well. I ran 15:55 out to the 2 mile point, and returned in 15:10, without really trying to run any faster. It's so nice to feel strong when I'm just trying to run easy, even if it's for just a few miles. I plan to spin on the indoor trainer for an hour easy tonight. I've been slacking on my core exercises this past week, so I want to do a bunch of those as well this evening. My goal is to make my abs sore tonight!
I'm down to 3 more nights of work, then I will be out of this office for 3 whole weeks! I seriously don't know what I'm going to do with myself. Some of it is vacation, and some of it is work training in eastern Wyoming. I'm so excited (Well, the training in eastern Wyoming isn't going to be terribly thrilling, but I won't be sitting at my desk!), I don't know what to do with myself. My plans are a bit open at this point. Though I'm staying in this geographical area, I've got lots of ideas on how to pass the time and play outside! Wahoo!
Posted by Meghan at November 21, 2005 7:24 PM
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