Beautiful Morning Run
I scheduled a run at Sabino with Kiera this morning, a nice recovery run on trails and roads. Ash is still on Kentucky time, which meant he fell asleep yesterday afternoon on the couch at 4:15 p.m. while I clipped his toenails, and did not wake up until 4:15 this morning. Yikes! Because I was up so early, I went ahead and made my 20 oz half-caf coffee and ate a zbar before my run.
My warm-up consisted of wild dancing to the Offspring with Ash, then speeding over to Sabino Canyon to meet Kiera on time (I was two minutes late).
We headed out for a nice 3.5 miles. It was a beautiful morning. The trails and roads were crowded; at one point we almost had to elbow our way through a group of 10 people strung out across the tram road! Goodness. Other than that, the run was at a nice pace, with great conversation. It was a relaxing morning, overall.
My legs are recovering well, but my gallbladder has been achy. (That didn't keep me from eating a half of one of Kiera's famous scones this morning, though, mmm.) I think it's just cleaning itself out. I stretched last night, and used the foam roller, which felt great. I hope the post-race blues pass soon, and my spark comes back. This morning was encouraging toward that end.
Johnny went out running this past week - first time in awhile! He even posted to his blog. Johnny, if you are reading this, happy father's day and we love you! You are an awesome father, and I am proud to call you my husband, my partner.
Comments
Thanks for warning me that Johnny actually posted on his blog. I might have had a heart attack when I clicked on the link and saw something new to read. (I don't have bloglines so I actually just click on all my links)
Sounds like a nice run with Kiera. Hmmm, do you get all the dirt on Mike while you two are running?
Posted by: Rob | June 17, 2006 07:57 AM
I have a bit of the post-race blues too. Glad you had a nice run!
Posted by: Sarah | June 17, 2006 09:27 AM
You reminded me about my foam roller - those things are awesome. Your 'spark' - I love that you call it that - will come back - sometimes I think your body needs full recovery before your mental recovery kicks in.
Posted by: Ginger Breadman | June 17, 2006 09:34 AM
Don't worry about that spark. It will come back sooner rather than later, and you will be itching to hit the trail again. The fact that your hubby is a runner, will help as well.
Posted by: Thomas | June 17, 2006 10:27 AM
It's only been a week since your 4th place finish, right? Go, Angie. I wouldn't be too worried about the spark just yet. You've already put in some nice recovery runs. Keep up the great work.
Posted by: darrell | June 17, 2006 01:35 PM
You are out there - that what counts! You think we all have sparks all the time? Right now I personally have none:)
Posted by: olga | June 17, 2006 02:16 PM
Here is a link to the road portion of the loop I did this morning, I described the trail portion after your comment. Maybe we can do a tandem run some weekend; Bring the family and you and Kiera can run while the kids play, then Johnny and I can do the loop afterwards.
Posted by: Mike Salkowski | June 17, 2006 02:27 PM
What a great "warmup" you had :)
And thanks for the hot weather tip. Could have used that this morning!
Posted by: Jessica | June 17, 2006 03:38 PM
your warm up sounds like a scene from our house!
Posted by: Jennifer | June 17, 2006 04:25 PM
Sounds like it might be time to pick the next big race and give the cabash to the post race blues!!
Posted by: Rae | June 19, 2006 03:12 AM
Wow - neither of our kids falls asleep without much wailing and gnashing of teeth. The baby likes to sleep, but everything must be just so, or there's no sleep to be had...
Posted by: jank | June 19, 2006 05:45 AM
Wow, wish I could get that much sleep, so jealous of Ash! :)
Glad you had a nice run with a friend.
Sorry to hear about your gallbladder achyness, hope it quits soon.
Posted by: Bella | June 19, 2006 08:31 AM
you will definitely get that spark again...you know what, though, angie...you are a spark to me and a whole heck of a lot of others, too. you are awesome and an incredible inspiration.
Posted by: matt | June 19, 2006 10:02 PM
Mmm, scones. Mmmm, foam roller. Two of my favorite things, though not for the same reasons!!
Posted by: susie | June 20, 2006 02:24 AM
Sounds like a good recovery. Hope your gall bladder smartens up soon!
Posted by: Sarah Elaine | June 20, 2006 05:27 PM