Twelve Miles to the Beach!

Thursday I got a late start on my morning walk and it was hotter than anticipated, so my planned four mile course was cut short to just 3 miles.

Today was the longest team training of the season. To mark the occasion, the pace groups had a staggered start and headed down the Santa Ana River Trail to the beach with the goal of all arriving around the same time for a lunch party. My group started at Orangewood at 7:30, and I arrived at Huntington Beach at 11:30. The best part: my hunky husband, delightful daughter and adorable Andy (our dog) were waiting for me there. Charlotte and I enjoyed dipping our feet in the cool refreshing waves and digging our toes into the sand.

I definitely could have traveled another mile without a problem. Long Beach, here I come!

September 15th Workout

After skipping workouts and the team training last week under doctor's orders, I'm finally back in action. Today I took a morning walk with Charlotte. We headed to Old Town Tustin and back, a 4.1 mile course. My toe feels great, and I'm excited to be training again. Tonight my muscles are a little sore, but after resting tomorrow, I'm sure I'll be ready for Thursday's workout and the big 12 mile team training on Saturday!

September 5th Team Training & Missed Midweek Workouts

Last Thursday I was feeling wiped out for some reason and only did a "once around the block, better something than nothing" workout (about 1.5 miles).

Saturday I did 11 miles. Started off slow and wondered if I could do it, but three or four miles into it, found my energy and finished strong.

Back at Heritage Park, someone had thoughtfully set up a kiddie pool with ice water for cooling off hot and tired feet. When I removed my shoes and socks, I saw that my right big toe was oozing. My husband immediately diagnosed it as an ingrown toenail (and he should know, he was a chronic sufferer of them until he finally had the margins of his toenail permanently killed).

Said toe did not hurt during my workout, but got progressively more painful over the weekend. Yesterday I was limping.

So I skipped my midweek workout yesterday, and today I'm going to the doctor for toe treatment.

I imagine I may be skipping tomorrow's workout as well. It remains to be seen whether I can make it for Saturday's team training.

September 1 Workout

Tomorrow is my precious baby's first birthday!

For today's workout, I walked from home to the Orange Public Library. I added a few zigzags to my course so it would total four miles:


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I left home at around 8:07, and as I crossed over the creekbed at Cambridge, I could see the Disneyland fireworks! I made it to the library at 9:17.