Sunday I played tennis with one of the girls on my trip to DC. She lives in Atlanta and is a super-awesome tennis player. I played in high school and then didn't touch a racquet for about 4 years until I played again last year. It's been about a year again of no play. I don't have the time with working full time and going to school full time and trying to run some to squeeze in a tennis league too. I got my butt kicked. It was an awesome workout though. Needless to say, my entire upper body, from my butt up aches. I guess those are all the muscles I don't use while running. I was wondering why my abs hurt so much and then it dawned on me that I had played a tough tennis match. Yesterday I arrived home after about 13.5 hours in the car. It was a long drive home, but worth it. What an amazing trip! We got home around 6PM so I still had plenty of daylight to go play. I thought I would ride my neighborhood bike loop and then maybe run a few miles just to stretch out my legs. Well, I was about 3 miles from home when my bike got a flat tire. I was so pissed. UGH. That was a long and frustrating walk home. I even cried while walking down the road I was soooooooo mad. Stupid bike. I took it today and got the tire fixed. Argh. Anyways, I was so frustrated that I did not run. Instead, I went to Arby's and got a milkshake. Ran with the 10k training group tonight. I would like to help coach them too, but I normally have classes on Tuesday nights (when they meet) so that wouldn't work. This is my last week of summer break and I am enjoying it fully. This group is tapering for the 10k race they are running this weekend, so it was only about 2.5 miles. I ran a 9:30 pace. I was pleased with that. The heat was about 90* when we started, but the humidity didn't seem as bad today. It really was a good run. I had a nice chat with some of my favorite people. I love that! | 