Time Fixes Many Things

Distance: 7.5 miles/11:34 avg. pace

We got up and went to church this morning. Then we went to Costco for gas and allergy medicine. We walked out of there buying much more than that! Oh Costco. How you suck us dry and tempt us with giant size bags of tortilla chips and artichoke/jalepeno dip. Hey, it's Super Bowl Sunday. It's okay to buy treats!

We came home, ate some lunch, and headed out for a run/ride. The plan was to be home in time to watch the game. Yeah, the plan didn't go as expected. The first part of the plan was for Eric to ride his bike to our meet up point. Eric left, and I got myself and the kids ready to go. Just as we pulled out of the driveway, Eric called. He ended up having a flat tire. We picked him up in the parking lot of Lowe's.

He didn't have any spare tubes (and yes, he knows this was not the smartest move), so we drove to a bike store so he could get some. Then we drove back to our original meet up spot. I took off with the kids to start my seven miles. The kids were on their bikes, and they did a really good job staying close to me without running me over. They waited at intersections and made sure I made it through the tunnels! I really don't like the tunnels. They creep me out.

Eric stayed behind to change his tube. We got to the three mile point before Eric caught up. He then took Hudson and back tracked to a park. Evan and I continued on until I reached the half way point. We made it back to the park to find Eric and Hudson. By that point it was 3:30! We were missing the start of the Super Bowl. That sucked.

We still had to run to the store for milk and basics. We ended up getting home just before half time. Oh well.

It wasn't a bad run, but I didn't feel peppy and full of drive. I was pretty much over all of my stress from school last week, so I didn't even have that to power me through! I didn't run with music. I took my ear buds just in case I wanted tunes, but I am really liking the rhythm and feel of listening to my breathing.

In any case, I got home and got straight in the shower. I could taste salt all over my lips from the sweat. Gross! Now I'm in PJ's watching the after coverage of the game. I've been snacking on some yummy treats. There goes those 15 WW Activity Points I just earned! Oh well!

I am determined to go into this week with a positive attitude. We'll see how I'm holding up on that by Wednesday.