ShufflingSista

Nice run along my new route today. My shins felt all the sidewalks from last week. Like my new treelined route, but eventually need to find some good roads around here and get off sidewalks. I missed 2 training days last week, (sick kid, blah blah blah). But I'm not going to beat myself up, just going to forge ahead into week 2 of training (and be glad for the 4 good days I did get in last week!)

To the gym today for 3 miles on treadmill and some weightlifting.  Unfortunately my gym just acquired LOTS of new members.  Another local gym closed and mine absorbed everyone.  I was loving this gym when I moved here 'cause it was always dead.  Today it was BUSY!! Hopefully it will slow down again.  On a postive note, it felt really good to be on treadmill and not sidewalk today.

Great run out at Salem Lake.   Beautiful little spot about 15 min. from home.  Ran in the light rain, under the umbrella of lush, greenery.  Towards the end of my run I discovered the dirt path with a view of the lake.  I plan to go out there again soon and run more of this dirt around the lake.  My legs were still sore from all the sidewalk running lately, but it felt so great to get on asphalt & dirt! Wore the garmin, but tried not to look at it.  Ended up 9:57 average.  Still slow, but that's OK.  Gotta expect it to take awhile to come back.