We made a whirlwind trip to Washington to visit family and do a few fun things that we can't experience living out on the high prairie. I only made it on one run over the four days we were gone, a four and a half mile trek through a tree lined neighborhood in Bellingham.
Being back near the water and the trees and the beautiful green everywhere was very soul renewing. I wish running had been something I had been able to do more of as the amount of trails to run are endless. I would have had to find a running partner beyond my husband with the kids being young and unable to be left home alone so that is something that was prohibitive, and I guess I was just not miserable enough there as I am here to find a distraction, ha!
Hopefully our days here are growing shorter, whether we go back to Washington, we don't know yet but at this point I will happy anywhere with a bigger population and the things to do that our family has become accustom to. Goodbye crappy neighbors that drive by and spit in my yard and flip off my children, goodbye water being delivered by truck to my house, endless casinos and bars and hello to organic food stores and weather that will make life outdoors a little more tolerable. Yes, I am looking forward to the big day!
Since we drove home on Sunday, the day that was supposed to be my long run, I had to wait until Monday and I made it the seven miles pretty easily, this week it mores right up to eight miles, no seven mile repeat, and I think it should be okay.
My running pal met up with me the following day when I was supposed to run a four and a half but I ended up running six instead. I felt good until the next morning when my body said not to get out of bed until nearly nine o'clock. Okay, fine. I guess I need to rest!
A 30 something mom's first time journey into the world of long distance running.
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