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Walking wasn't too bad this past week; while I was in pain, it seemed to be less than the 22 miler I did a few weeks ago. I actually walked up and down three flights of stairs yesterday (on purpose!), and while it hurt, it wasn't impossible. Tonight, I walked to the park with Ash and then Chris joined us as we walked to Baskin-Robbins and waited 20 minutes in line for 31-cent scoop night. (mmm...chocolate fudge...)

No real blisters to speak of. No injuries (although the back of my knee was hurting today - that was the first thing that started hurting at ZG - in the first 8 miles, no less!). No sunburn. No real chafing (that stuck around after Sunday, anyway). No falls, only a few scrapes on my legs. I came away relatively unscathed!

Except I think I have the first UTI I've ever had. It was irritating for the last few days, and this afternoon, it just blossomed into this excruciating pain. Doctor, stat! They have no openings until May 6, but said I should call in at 8 tomorrow to see if anyone canceled. If not, then it's off to Urgent Care I go! I'm not sure if this is a result of Saturday's run or not. Women distance runners - have you had this happen to you, seemingly as a result of a long run???

I've definitely MORE than compensated for the amount of calories I burned on race day! Time to start cutting back. I'd really like to lose 10-15 pounds. I lost five during training, but want to lose more. I also want to start doing some speedwork. I'd like to get a little faster - I'd like to have 9-minute miles be my fast pace and 10-minute miles be my normal out-for-a-jog pace instead of where I'm at now (10 & 11, respectively).

I have no races planned on the near horizon. But I want to! I'll probably run the downtown 5k in June, and I want to do the Mt Lemmon Ascent run that my trail running group puts on each fall. But the next big race that I'm thinking about is Pemberton 50k in February (c'mon Taryn!!!). I'd like to think of something sooner than that, but with the price of gas, I don't know that I could afford anything if it's not in-state. I need to see if the fall 50ks will be held - Man Against Horse and Soul Run were 50ks held in the past... I'd LOVE to do something in CA, WA or OR (my aunt in Gig Harbor offered for Ash and me to stay at her place and she'd watch Ash if I wanted to do something, but I can't afford the cost of airfare; all my money got sunk into my stupid tooth/root canal!). I need a race to train for; otherwise, I can't get myself out of bed early in the morning.

As alluded to in the title, here are two vids that Jeff took of us out on the trail. Enjoy!