Happy Saturday everyone!
I hope that you are enjoying your day and that your Friday evening was nice. I rushed out after publishing yesterday’s post because MSP and I had an impromptu ‘date’ at a local wine bar so that we could share a budget-friendly meal during their happy hour. I like to eat off of appetizer menus because the portions are (usually) more in line with what a normal size should be and the prices are more reasonable. Especially during happy hour! I had a $5 glass of pinot grigio, shared some hummus with MSP and then a delicious Mushroom Gnocchi (from which I STILL had leftovers to bring home.)
Did you get some exercise in on Friday? I had an efficient upper body workout:
Tabata Upper Body
- Warmup on TM followed by arm circles
- Straight-arm Planks (4 min)
- Tricep Dips on floor (4 min)
- Side Raises for Shoulders (SLOW, no momentum – 4 min)
- DB Rows top half of movement only (4 min)
- Biceps Curls with arms out to side (4 min)
- Rotator Cuff movements (no weight) and stretching
I woke up yesterday morning worried that I had come down with a cold. My nose was runny, my throat a bit scratchy and I felt the stirrings of a headache. I made sure to take a double dose of probiotics and followed that with a BUBBLY (Raw Kombucha Tea).
And a super green smoothie.
I felt good as new in NO time flat – pretty much by 10:00 AM. YAY! No cold after all. Or if I had the beginning of one, I gave it a good ol’ probiotic/nutrient power punch and nipped it in the bud!
Then this morning I met up with one of my running partners for a 7.6 mile run through two of Denver’s scenic parks. He runs faster than I do which is good because it pushes me to be better. But man alive was my heart rate high in my attempt to keep up. I saw 186 quite a few times and my Garmin told me that I averaged 175 through the ENTIRE run.
Back when I was running a LOT I had built up some pretty good (not to mention ugly) calluses on the balls of my feet. Since I backed way off my distance over the past year, I have prettier feet again but no more tough skin. About 5 miles into today’s run, I felt like the bottoms of my feet had been rubbed raw with sandpaper and now I’m hobbling around trying to keep my weight into my heels. I have sissy soles at the moment! A few more long runs and I’ll be well on my way to having feet that have no business being seen by eyes other than mine. 
That’s OK – I know those calluses are hard-won so I see them kind of like a little badge of honor.
How about you if you’re a runner? Do you get calluses on your feet? Blisters? Black toenails? What’s your running ‘battle scar’? Fortunately I’ve been blister-free since having discovered the Wrightsock. And as of yet, no black toenails. But this could be the year!
Make it a GREAT night! See you next time!
– Shari B. =)
