I made it through the first week of the running/walking training plan, but not without a hiccup. My advice? Don’t run on concrete! My knees are not particularly happy with me after running on the concrete path in my neighborhood park 2 out of the 3 days. I got a bit smarter and ran at the high school track for day 3. That was better. Thank goodness for Advil! I’m going to shift my training days a bit this coming week to give my old knees a bit more time to recover. Coach Steve says there is still plenty of time. I hope so.

I did increase my yoga time to 20 minutes and got into some tough stretches. You know, the ones where things start to quiver and you have to tell yourself “3 more seconds, 2 more seconds, 1 more second” and then feel the relief at the release. Adrienne, the YouTube yoga instructor is still very patient and encouraging, and Benji, the dog in the video, is still so chill!

The forecast this week looks like “bundle up to run” weather, but spring has to be on its way, right?

We still have 18 members in our Facebook Challenge Group (no one has officially dropped out yet). A new fundraiser joined and we are now at 43% of our goal of $5K for the animals. Thank you to everyone who has supported us (and MEOW) so far!

Coach Steve says it’s still not too late to join us. It’ll be fun! Here’s the link to learn more.

If you’re really not interested participating in the 5K, you may certainly be a part of our fundraising efforts (and my team of encouragers) by donating. If you’d like to offer me encouragement by supporting MEOW, you may donate via my Facebook or Network for Good fundraising page. Thanks!

“They seem so cheery. I don’t think they know what’s coming”.