Good luck on your first tri, GiantNewb! I see plenty of people walking 5Ks, so don’t worry. Hopefully you are enjoying SoCal.
Jealous of the new ride, SoCal!
So sorry to hear about your friend, Dr_Cupcake. Sending internet love.
Scheherazade, beautiful pics, but it looks cold. Haha
Dr. T, that still sounds like a good week despite feeling anxious and depressed. Take care of yourself.
Congrats on the trophy, Anna! Hopefully your daughter is able to get her studies sorted out.
Last week was OK. I had Monday off work so got some extra training in, but skipped working out Tuesday and Friday. On Friday my dogs went to the vet and we confirmed that our pibble needs MORE dental work. She has already had two root canals and an extraction, officially more dental work than I have had done. She is fine otherwise but that was a downer to kick off the weekend, knowing that she is getting old. I did get a nice, long run done on Saturday but I probably overdid it as my knee is still feeling tender. Sigh... I thought I was doing well re-building my mileage slowly but apparently it's wasn't slowly enough. I haven't done any training yet this week (I needed a day off Monday and something came up yesterday) but am planning on two trainer rides and hopefully two runs for the rest of the week. I really need to get back into a regular PT and lifting schedule.
I am looking forward to vacation in Argentina in 10 days! I am already freaking out about the long flights but I HAVE to get away from this cold weather. We are staying with friends who are down there for a few months, and they assure me they see people running outside all the time (and I have checked Strava heat maps for popular routes) so I am definitely bringing my running shoes. I was very excited when I heard Buenos Aires had a spring marathon, until I realized that South America's spring is in September... d'oh!!! I really want to get some good workouts in this week and next to preemptively offset all the steak and wine I'm going to consume, haha.
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