Shovelin' Mud

Well Boston was pretty interesting, wouldn't you say? Such a fast marathon, for both the men and the women! I was streaming it and genuinely started crying when it didn't work at first. (Please don't judge me) It took me about 30 seconds to think straight, sort it out, and start watching. Somehow, I survived. I was a little disappointed that there wasn't a ton of screen time for Kara Goucher, but she was 5th for women and her fastest marathon time ever! The wheelchair racers were incredibly inspiring as well. Both the men's and women's winners were from Japan, which was emotional for them given the recent events in their country.

I was supposed to do upper-body strength training today. Well, I did. And then some. Hubby and I took turns with a shovel on the land shoveling mud out of trenches. It's ok to be jealous of my life. This stuff was crazy tough. Here is hubs digging away:

At one point my legs started feeling really heavy. I thought I was just tired until I looked down and checked out my shoe:

I think the 5 pounds of mud and rocks may have contributed to the weight, don't you think?

I smiled at the end since we were finally done:

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Anyway, now I'm dead dog tired. Somehow I thought it was still a good idea to sneak in a run this evening but it was slow. Did a slow 3.5 miles and then a nice walk for one more. My plan for tonight is to relax and ask the hubs very nicely for a massage. Pretty please?

What did you think of the Boston Results?

If I'm honest I wanted Kara to win but an American woman was 2nd and that was incredible. Plus, a record marathon for men!

When you're sore, do you try to push and fit in a workout or take the day off?

It depends. If I'm really sore I'll take the day off but sometimes a light workout and a good stretch makes me feel better!