Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
I didn't join the usual group on a long trail run today. The IT band on my left knee has been barking way too much, and since I don't have any specific goals to run a long distance anytime soon, I thought it best to just start taking it easy with shorter (4.5 miles) less... Continue Reading →
As I reported a couple of weeks ago, I think aliens have invaded 16's brain. Either that, or maybe there was a threshold of maturity crossed recently that appears to be sticking around. I'm crossing fingers for the latter, but not ruling out the former just yet. He took the ACT test this weekend. And... Continue Reading →
The only picture I took today during the run on the San Dieguito River trail. The depth perception is off, but the lighter rock up top is from a separate peak more in the distance. The sky really was that blue! I love the rock formations on this trail (same one as last week) - we... Continue Reading →
Happy St Patrick's Day! Aren't those awesome socks? Pro Compression and yes, I wore them for the run today. Had to, right? A two hour "easy" run was the plan. We thought we would do some exploring. We've been eyeing the Santa Fe Valley trail which is the west end of the Lake Hodges Trail... Continue Reading →
I'm pretty sure I did that on Thursday and again today. Today I had 8 things on my To DO list - some fun, some chores, some money making blog work. I did 5 so that's not too bad when you consider I also spent time with the boyfriend. Anyway - my whole money saving... Continue Reading →
The acacia blooms are popping out all around. We saw an osprey with a fish in it's talons flying around looking for a good spot to consume brunch. A hummingbird stalked us along one fence line. The ducks were doing interval flight drills from the center sand pit to the water and back -... Continue Reading →
Fun money update: $62.78 as of last weekend Workout update: Oh, well..not doing so well mid-week still. Only did a 20 minute weight & ab workout one night. But..I ran 4 miles of hills on Saturday and then I ran ELEVEN miles on Sunday!! Yet another PR 🙂 It was double the fun because my... Continue Reading →
A quick drop in on an errand filled day to share exactly what hill repeats look like on the Runkeeper Activity page: The hill I ran is exactly 4/10 of a mile long and as you can see, I went down and up 4 times today. I thought that graphic representation of the run... Continue Reading →
Heh - I was reaching for the alliteration to be complete in the title and just couldn't get there. New habit check in to start: $55 in the change kitty as of this weekend. However, work outs? Oh, utter fail. I was thrashed after the 10 mile run and the Wednesday half day run didn't... Continue Reading →
I do not know WHAT I was thinking. The last time I ran for this long was before surgery when I hit the 9 mile mark. I figured I would aim for some 5-8 mile routes before even trying to up the distance to 10 miles. Unfortunately, I have this...thing..in my brain...it wont let... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 