Tuesday I was able to do school drop-off, which is a 2 mile walk. I still wasn't very hungry. I felt better and I had a wonderful brunch and recovery walk with my training buddy Yahaira.
Wednesday I did school drop-off and I started to feel hungry. I was able to do some chores around the house, but not as much as usual. I worked on programming out our next session of RunClub. I created the menus for Albert's birthday party.
Thursday I drove to school drop-off, but I also did some shopping. I was on my feet a lot. I went to Lowe's, Michael's, Smart and Final, and Von's. I was super hungry all day. I traced the logos onto the poster boards and painted the colors.
Friday I walked the school drop-off and did a bunch of errands. I went to Michael's, Target, and had a victory brunch with my husband. I finished painting the white parts of the posters and made photocopies. I felt like I was finally getting my energy back because I folded some laundry and did the dishes.
Friday night my son suggested we go swimming and I jumped at the chance. It was so relaxing and a perfect way to do some light compression and easy activity. Today, Saturday, we have my son's birthday party at our house. So we're going to have a busy day today.
Tomorrow, Sunday, I will be going to the medal walk with the LA Roadrunners at Encino golf course. There's a pot luck afterwards. And from there, I'm going to a sports massage. We also need to pick up our meal prep from Fitlicious.
It's been a big, expensive month. People are asking what my next race will be. We've got the rescheduled Rose Bowl Half coming up in a month. It's the weekend after Easter. I have not signed up for anything else yet. RunDisney just announced that sign up for the Disneyland Half Marathon weekend will be April 29th, the Tuesday after the Rose Bowl Half. I wish the race would be over winter break but it's not. It's in late January/early February after the semester has already started.
It feels like Spring. The city smells so sweet. It's green everywhere. I'm glad I planned to have avocado and tofu here at the house. I'm glad I had salads and rotisserie chicken. I'm glad I had soup and rotisserie chicken. I ate eggs, waffles, tortillas, potatoes, and salsa.
One key component of my nutrition leading up to the race was lemonade. Our neighbor gave us a bunch of lemons. It was helpful for hydration. Also I tried to give up coffee in order to respond to caffeine on race day. I drank a lot of chamomile tea and ginger tumeric tea. I almost don't want to get back into coffee. But I did notice that my fingernails became more brittle when I gave up coffee because I put collagen in my coffee. I could always put it in a smoothie.
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