Twilight turkey trot

.... and so like I said yesterday: Rinse and repeat...

Again with the turkey, this bird with my side of the family. My family is wont to overdo any food occasion, even just regular Sunday dinner. Subconsciously that's probably why I had one plate yesterday because I was going to more than make up for it today. My dad served up a turkey, prime rib, with fixings that included roasted root vegetables, white and green asparagus, mashed potatoes, broccoli, a green salad, potato salad with dill and stuffing. My brother-in-law brought his homemade rolls and corn pudding. My cousin and I each bought pie, a pumpkin and a cherry (neither of us were free this holiday weekend to get homemade desserts made. We'll make up for it at Christmas I'm sure.) Everyone went home with leftovers.

I was able to get in a short run before it got too dark but even though I had let a couple of hours pass after eating, I still felt pretty full barreling up and down hills. I worked a little harder today too, ending the 2-mile route with a hard uphill 1/2-mile nonstop. The ZooRun 10K is this Saturday!

Turkey trot

CMan and I went to the first of two turkey lunches of this Thanksgiving Day weekend today. I surprisingly restrained myself to one plate of food -- usually I can be and am more gluttonous -- than to stop just after few pieces of turkey, cranberry/apricot/sage stuffing, roast potatoes, squash and carrots. And one small piece of four-fruit pie. I did accept a piece of apple crumble too but I had a bite and a half of it and decided I didn't like it enough to be polite and eat the whole thing.
And then we drove home and I went for an easy 4K run.

Rinse and repeat tomorrow.

TGIfF

I am so glad this work week is over. I'm in transition from one job to another (within the same company) and the change has been less than smooth. It's been a steep learning curve in a very short span, and by no means am I even close to the end of it, and it has left me near-frustration at time, but definitely completely exhausted already. I have gone to bed earlier than usual all week, even after having 2-3 hour naps after work. 

Which is to say I haven't had the desire to run. Yesterday, during the drive home, I told CMan that I was going to go for a run as soon as we got home because I didn't want to squander the good fortune of a perfect autumn afternoon. We made a stop at the butcher and the neighborhood farmer's market was still on so we got our dinner ingredients before getting home. I got my running gear together and for some reason, decided to lie down for 10 minutes. Mistake! It turned into two hours and I only woke up because CMan, who had been watching TV when I had supposedly said I was on my way out for a jog, was starting to wonder why I was out running for so long and found me passed out in bed.

Well, I had good intentions but seriously, this week has kicked my ass. I hope it's better next week. 

I had better luck today. I couldn't waste a second perfect autumn day (although if I were honest with myself, history would show I'm consistent with that kind of waste). I got home, did a few chores, and didn't lie down. I stepped outside a bit overdressed (a long sleeve shirt was a bit much after I got going) and completed a 4.3K loop around the neighborhood. I almost felt like I could do the whole round again but I reined that idea in real quick.  

And yes, that extra "f" in the "TGIfF" title is there on purpose.

Renewed

I renewed my gym membership today. I am not entirely sure why since I don't go regularly anymore -- partially out of laziness, partially out of disinterest, partially because I don't make the time. But I also don't want to not have a gym membership. Just in case? Well, I went today after work and did 1 paltry mile on the treadmill, the first run since the race, and started work on rehabilitating my right shoulder (also something that's fallen off lately). Time to get back my good habits.