Another beautiful day outside. The perfect day for a run through the neighborhood. What I really wanted to do was run to Ted's for a cigar, but that didn't seem realistic tonight. So, the neighborhood it was. I went out for the three mile loop and it was so fabulous. I ran most of the time, walking briefly at miles 1 and 2 while I drank some water. Then I hit the giant hill on Pioneers Blvd and thought, "I'm supposed to be training for a walk, so I think I'll walk now." I power walked and that reminded me that in some ways walking is harder; it definitely works different muscles.
And now that I'm done, my body has been alternating between "ah, that felt good" and "ah, what did I do?" A hot shower has relaxed my muscles and I'm feeling good until I stand up and my hip flexors start to scream at me. As early as I am in my pregnancy (just starting the second trimester) my lower back, hips, and round ligaments tend to wear me down. I think I'll have to incorporate a lot of stretching.
In other news, I've noticed that I'm back to drinking the amount of water I used to drink. When morning sickness was wearing on me I had a really hard time making it through two (40oz) bottles at work. I think my water intake decreased to 60-70oz at work plus whatever in the evening. These last two days I've flown through 3 bottles, for 120oz at work, plus evening water at home. I realize that I drink more water than most people, but other than water I probably have a glass or two of milk per day... and that's it. Drinking soda pop is extremely rare. Juice is nice, but I'm picky about the purity of the juice so it's more of a treat. Anyhow, it's made me happy to see my water intake back to where I feel it should be.
Here's hoping for another run or two this week!
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