On Friday Dylan spent the night at a friend's house, so Joel and I decided to ditch the other one and have a much needed date night. Mam was happy to have Maddie for the night. We had a coupon for a restaurant in town called "The Loft", which turned out to be really good.
The next morning I got up bright and early and went for a run. I ran two miles. It felt so good. Well, except for afterward when my legs felt like a bowl full of painful Jell-O. Since it was the first time I had pushed myself so hard, I actually felt that pain for quite awhile. Clear until the next night. By Monday morning they were better, so Dylan and I went again. This time we went to the middle school track and I ran another 2 miles. My legs were still hurting from Saturday but I refused to quit. I was almost crying by the end, but I pushed through. It was so worth it. Afterward we picked up Maddie (Joel's mom was watching her) and within an hour my legs weren't hurting anymore. In fact, I felt fantastic. By last night I still felt great. I was shocked. Sure, they're a little sore and stiff...but they didn't "hurt."
Dylan wanted to run again this morning, but I knew I couldn't. My legs didn't hurt but I didn't want to push myself into an injury. We decided to go to the high school track this time. Since I was just walking I told Maddie she could join us and walk with me. Turns out, she wanted to run. She ran a FULL MILE (4 laps). I was completely amazed with her. She now has an open invitation to come running with us when we go track running. She loved running. Maybe she'll be a track star someday?
This morning we babysat Dennis, Marin and Quinn for awhile while Rachel went to a doctor's appointment. Afterward we had lunch and then she took MY kids to her house (obviously, there is no school today). So, I get to work in peace and quiet today. WOOT Thanks, Rachel :)
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