My hips aren't lying to me - they are whimpering...I think the past five months have taken their toll and I need take it easy. The past five months have been fun - I had some really great race experiences including many good trail races and my first road marathon, but my hips are tired.
I took a full week off from exercising with the exception of taking Toddy on a few walks. This week I have run a slow 13.1 miles so far with the longest run being 4 miles and I've biked around 20. I'll keep plodding along slowly and give my body a chance to recover while keeping some fitness. I'm supposed to run a trail marathon in two weeks, but I'm strongly considering dropping down to the half marathon and just enjoy a day in the woods. Maybe take my camera and just have a good time while Drew, Michael, and Patrick run the full.
I need to do a better job with the blog - I feel like I'm just posting about race stuff lately. The spring race season is almost over for me plus school is winding down (only three full days!!), so I'll have more time on my hands soon. I can't believe summer is almost here - I am ready for it for sure!
I wish I had pictures to post from the marathon, but I did not bring a camera. Claire took a picture of Michael and me at the end of the race, but Michael threw his hands up and blocked me!
The pictures that you have to buy from the marathon are funny...I'm considering buying just one. There is one picture of us at mile 17 and we were walking when we spotted the camera, so we pretended like we were running. It's pretty funny. Here is Ella Kate in her marathon outfit...
Isn't she just precious! I don't think she enjoyed her first marathon very much - I think the crowd noise was a bit much for her. Speaking of EK, I got to babysit her for the first time this morning for over four hours!
Happy running!
Run the half and enjoy it!
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