Ugh - my weight is 214 this morning. Gross. I thought I was doing well over the holidays - no seconds, staying pretty much away from too many sweets, not too much rich food, but alas, there it is.
I am going to recommit to eating really clean. This morning I have a latte as usual, and a smoothie of strawberries, a titch of agave, almond butter, and raw milk. That is my breakfast.
I realize that other than running I am not doing very much these days, and that is why the weight is creeping back up. Back I go to working out every day with one rest day. Today is a run day, but I will get in a bit of cardio and some weights, too.
I managed my long run - but cut it a bit short. I left my house at 1pm with a plan to meet my sister at the half-way point of my trail run. The trail is good and challenging, and over the course of the 22k I ran it went up in elevation about 700 meters and down about 600m, cumulative. I met my sister after 13k. The trails were icy and muddy, alternating, and made for some slow going. I hiked a fair bit, as it was almost as fast as running, and there were many branches to duck under, and roots and rocks to step over. I had planned on getting there at 245, but it was 310 before I got there. My sister was late anyway.
Unfortunately it became apparent that we were not going to make our way back in the light of day. We got to one road about 3/4 of the way down and I called my DH. It was dark, and with the ice and hills to navigate, I called it for safety. I was partly relieved because I was sore as a new runner as the trail was hard, but disappointed that I had only gone about 21k. We walked up a monster hill and jogged down the road until DH came, adding another km. When I got home I was just so disappointed in myself, so I changed out of my wet and cold top half, and set out around the neighbourhood for another 4k. It was slow-going and painful, but I did it. I looked terrible, I am sure, stiff-legged and slow, but I finished and could tally my final distance of the day as 26k. A little short of my goal of 26-28k but the difficulty of the trail made up for some distance in my mind. Way harder than road running, but much more interesting.
The next day I was so sore. Even my core muscles hurt. That was the 24th. I didn't run on the 25th or the 26th, but today I am back at it. We are running 4 hills tonight, so not much distance, but some good work.
Had a terrific Christmas with the kids and enjoying some downtime. Managed to make a big difference in the basement where I have my desk area and some yarn and craft supplies. I share the room with the kids who have two couches and a mess of toys down there. It go so bad that I just didn't venture down there, but with the winter coming on I have been yearning to knit again, so yesterday I made a neat thing of my desk area, vacuumed and organized things. The toys are still a mess, but I have carved out my little area. Today I tidy my craft supplies. I knit, crochet, fold origami, make felted pictures and sculptures, paint, and make stone jewellery. I also have all the house papers, trip souvenirs, tax papers and kids' ephemera near my desk, so that is a task for another day. With the woodstove-fireplace down there it can be quite cozy when it isn't a terrible mess.
Today it really snowed. The first big one of the season. DH said he was happy for his 4-wheel drive truck today. I am happy to have the kids home and no real agenda of places to go or things to do. That is real contentment for me. I started re-reading the Outlander series, so that has also been a pleasure this holiday. I go back on call on Saturday.