With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams...

Didn't get to run this week-end.  Drove 4.5 hours to Fredricksburg and had a great time at the expo.  We were even given free tickets to the pasta dinner, which was delicious. Got to hear Ryon speak.  Very inspiring!! We were winding down for the night and getting things ready for bed so we'd be 100% ready for our wake up call in the morning.

Then the phone rang.  Someone broke into our home and we had to leave right away so we could drive the 4.5 hours home and assess the damage.  Not really the way I'd planned on spending my get away/race/birthday weekend.

I decided to just keep doing the recovery for my groin instead of running and making it worse.  It would have been worth it for a fun race, but not for daily training.

I've tried RAD's happy baby stretch.  I can actually feel it stretching the right area.  Thank you for the helpful hint!

Did 8.2 walk with a backpack full of  30 lbs of rocks.  It was on a nice paved path that follows the Cape Fear River.  It was gorgeous.  Nice breeze to cool us off in the shade, and everything was green.  We saw big spiders, grasshoppers, frogs, squirrels, and lizards.

By the end, every part of my body was tired.  But it felt good to really work out.  I just couldn't get my HR up above 120, and that was on the steep up-hill part.  How can I get a good cardio workout without running when I can't go to a gym?