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| A picture from our 15 mile trek into Cascade Canyon |
A great vacation
Sunday, July 10th
Michelle
Adding up my vacation miles
I realized on my 11 day vacation that as of today, the half marathon Selena and I said we were going to do is in 41 days. As I shared this with Jeremy he said - "that is crazy" or something like that, I couldn't really hear him in front of me on our hike.
What does he mean that's crazy? Oh, yes, because I haven't been running on vacation and it takes like 2 days to get out of running shape and like a week to get back into running shape (Don't quote me on that I made it up from my long-term memory) and to get marathon ready, you need 8 weeks. I was in a panic.
Okay, I thought, I could maybe crank it up a notch (or 10) and really knock this thing out. Then I remembered back to my first half marathon when I did that and I injured myself. Not a great idea. PLUS, with my 14er climbing schedule this summer and a new job, I can foresee some obstacles.
I emailed Selena - "um have you actually signed up for the half marathon yet? If not, what about the one in October? Up for that one instead? I am afraid I may hurt myself if I push for August (lol)."
Within about an hour I got a refreshing email back saying that this may be more realistic and she will check that one out. WHEW! So we are looking at doing some adjusting and re-focusing - not giving up just changing our stride.
In the meantime, I decided to add up my milage of physical activity on my vacation.
1 night dancing to Widespread Panic = 3 miles
1 night dancing to Widespread Panic = 4 miles
1 night dancing to Widespread Panic = 5 miles (they played my favorite song + going to the country so I know I danced harder)
4 trips on my bike from the condo we were staying at into town = 8 miles
A walk around the independence day festival in Driggs, Idaho = 1 mile
A bike ride from our campground to our hike and back = 6 miles
A hike to Taggert Lake next to the Tetons = 6.4 miles
A trek into Cascade Canyon = 15 miles
Total milage = 48.4 miles in 11 days
Okay so maybe the dancing is a stretch but at least I was moving and grooving during my vacation! SO, I think it is time to re-evaluate our goal and make a solid game plan. Rachel is my hero with her super organizational powers and I am inspired by her. So here it goes...
