What a Weekend!

Racing is the fun part; it's the reward of all the hard work.
~Kara Goucher

Thank you for all your comments and positive vibes regarding yesterday’s race. It felt so good to be out there again. I am pretty sore this morning. Mostly my (inner) quads and hamstrings. I’m also still pretty tight, although I have been foam rolling frequently. My body certainly isn’t used to running 10 miles and I think because of the injury, the stabilizers are having trouble absorbing all of the impact. Therefore, other parts of the legs need to stabilize and now I am sore in places I wouldn’t normally be sore in. Its all good though. I’d rather be sore than in pain from an injury so I think I’m doing all right.

This weekend was the perfect balance of fun and productive. Friday night we went to a holiday party. A friend of ours married a girl from Mexico, and they hosted a dinner party featuring authentic fajitas and homemade guac, etc. Delicious. I used to make the guac for parties but no one beats Ilse’s guacamole!

From Matt & Ilse’s Mexican Wedding earlier this year.

Saturday was a more productive day. I worked on Christmas presents, and Dan and I decorated our tree.

 

Cooper has been pretty good with the tree so far, but lately he has been taking the bulbs off the tree and trying to eat them. Not good. I can’t believe we are back to Monday. Hope its a good one!