Food Fight

I last ran on Thursday, which means Friday was not a scheduled run day. Friday was, though, the day that my 8th graders "graduated" from middle school. That meant a field trip during the day (potato salad, cookies, Rice Krispie treats, Cheez Its), a ceremony at night (strawberry shortcake), and an after-party at my house (3 beers, bean dip, cheese). That meant that yesterday morning- Saturday morning- when I woke up, I was not feeling especially energetic. "Sluggish" would probably be the word. Luckily for me, it was raining, so I couldn't head right out on my run. Then I got my last injection in my right knee at 9:15am, so I wasn't allowed to run for the rest of the day.
Yesterday's meals involved leftover bean dip and cheese, as well as some Ben and Jerry's. It's sinful to waste food, right?

But this morning, I KNEW I had to get up early and run before church, because we are meeting my parents for brunch afterwards. This weekend has been nothing but bad (good) food, and I needed to at least attempt some calorie burn beforehand.

Speaking of SLUGGISH: I counted no fewer than 50 slugs on my run this morning. The rain yesterday brought them all out, and part of my run involved avoiding stepping on the disgusting little orange things. The rest of my run involved gasping for breath and wishing my right calf and left heel would just relax. 3.66 miles in 45 minutes (with 10 of that warm up and cool down) isn't anything to celebrate with bean dip or anything, but at least it's done.