Lara--Thanks for posting pictures. Finley is adorable. The picture with your dog is a hoot! (I forget your dog's name.) But I think my favorite is the one with her in the little pink and white striped gown and she has one arm up by her face. She is so beautiful and sweet looking in that picture!
Randi--Sorry about your yucky work schedule! How are plans for school coming? Sounds like you might need a change of pace!
Gin--I hope you can train for a race and not get injured! It would be fun to both be training!
I want to thank all you girls SO MUCH for how encouraging you have been about my running. It IS tough to transition, even when you are in shape. In the States, I had been running at least once a week, 3 miles, but on a treadmill. This is so totally different, and it's been a little overwhelming. But your encouragement has been extremely helpful.
Fri & Sat were both landmark workouts for me. Friday I PLODDED the whole 3-mile circuit around our subdivision. There are 5 hills, and on the last 2, I had to walk about 100m each. But otherwise, I made it. I was worn out but thrilled.
Saturday I did a whole upper body workout for the first time in 4 months. I was CAUTIOUS but I did it. Actually, I did PP, and I did the double lower body premix first, then came back and did the upper body work. I'm still lifting less than I would if my wrist were 100%. But making it through a whole upper body workout was thrilling. AND I did bicep curls with my wrist in the normal grip position. (I've been only doing hammer curls because I couldn't take the backward stress against my wrist that the normal position put on my wrist.) It's a pretty short bicep sequence, and my wrist was fatigued, but not in any pain at all, by the end. I feel like I've been reading my own body well. Again, Lara, the wrist curls have REALLY helped. Thanks for that suggestion.
Waves to Heather, Robin, Amber, and any other readers!
Laura
