And the Frustration Continues...

Day 2 of run every day challenge..
Ran .65 miles 
Walked  7.25 miles 

I went out this morning with the intention of running two miles. I knew that I was meeting up with my friend Savannah to walk the trails with her daughter and our dogs, so I did not want to do anything major.. I. couldn't. even. make. it. one. mile!! Talk about frustrating.. I don't know what is going on with me lately. Immediately after I started running, I felt the tightness in my calves, as well as a familiar pain as when I first started developing my stress fracture... this time in the opposite foot. I turned around at the .65 mile mark and walked the rest of the way home. I just felt.. defeated.. I am determined to not give into this challenge.. even if my days consist of crappy running days like this one. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. 

Anyways - the highlight of my day was meeting up with my friend Savannah, her daughter Paige, and their dog Harley. Savannah and I have been friends since middle school. We have certainly had our ups and downs, but we always manage to pull through. Her daughter Paige is simply adorable. She is only a little over 10 months old and was so well behaved throughout the majority of our walk. Towards the end she started getting a little fussy - but the poor baby was exhausted and hungry! We walked for over 2 hours! At that point - I was tired and grumpy.. If throwing a temper tantrum in public was acceptable for an adult, I probably would have joined her. We walked approximately 6.5 miles. The dogs had a blast. Much to my husband's chagrin, Sully was off the leash. He had a blast running up ahead of us and then charging full speed ahead back to us, giving Paige a kiss each time. I really love that he is well behaved off the leash and I get so much joy out of watching him run around uninhibited (for the most part). We did, however, pull off approximately 10 ticks that were on him. Needless to say, I was lectured. 

Sean and I differ a lot in our approach. I'm very relaxed and laid back with Sully. I get so much joy out of letting him be free and actually be a dog. I don't worry much about mud, or water, or ticks.. Ticks, they seriously give me the heebie jeebies, but the way that I see it - we protect him as much as we can with an annual Lyme vaccine and monthly flea and tick preventative - then we just need to make sure that we thoroughly check him. Sean, on the other hand, worries about what the worse case scenario is and, because of this, prefers that I keep Sully on the leash. I sense very different parenting styles someday :)

Despite the setbacks in my running distance this weekend, I am very happy with what I accomplished.. I managed to get out both days and be active, despite having a boatload of homework to do. I also was able to socialize with a bunch of friends -- my running friends, my mother & sister in law, and Savannah -- and I was a good dog owner. Sully is beyond exhausted right now. He went to daycare Thurs & Fri, then we walked 3 miles yesterday and 6.5 miles today. I love weekends like this!

Unfortunately, because I put off my homework all week & weekend, I was stuck cramming it in before midnight.. I finished it just in time, with a little time to spare to write this blog entry..Now I can go crash - and hope my sick husband doesn't keep me up all night snoring ;) 

Here's to a better run tomorrow!