Finding My Groove
So the best part about the last couple of weeks has been life without a big honking boot on my foot. I've been taking advantage of that fantastic fact, as well as the best part of life in Phoenix-- perfect winter weather.
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| Christmas break family hike |
It's so nice to be outside again.
We are a hiking family, which is one of those things I never would have predicted about myself twenty years ago. Not a hike 50 miles, sleep in a tent, and eat dehydrated food kind of a family; instead, we are a hike for a couple of hours on a well-marked trail kind of family. It's one of those things that my kids groan and moan about (the older two mostly), but I think they will remember quite fondly when they get older.
I've also gotten to run again. Nothing too long or too frequent, but last week I managed probably my most enjoyable 3 mile run ever. My foot was still sore but I spent the whole run singing with joy that I was running again. I think it's the first time ever I've run while the mantra "I love to run, I love to run" repeated in my head.
Odd. But nice.
Yesterday I ran in a 9k trail race with Terence and my sister Amy. I had signed up long ago (for the 26k distance) but up until just a week ago I wasn't sure I was going to be able to try even the shortest distance at the race. But I did it and to my surprise it went better than I hoped. My ankle held up, and my lungs weren't even really challenged. If my foot had been stronger, I think I could have gone longer. (Patience, Heidi, it will come. . . .)
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| Terence and I after we finished the race |
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