Well, I planned to post on St. Paddy’s Day to tell you all how lucky I felt even though I’m not Irish but then I got requests from 3 clients for graphic design work. Ironically that’s part of why I feel so lucky. Freelance life can be scary and I’m still unsure how long I can make this last but for now I’ve got a few more months of bills covered thanks to these new assignments.
In other non-running news, Duncan and I both got haircuts and blowouts…
I had a meeting in the city Wednesday morning with curls and got my haircut later that afternoon.
Curls to start the day…
And then after 15 minutes walking outside just before a thunderstorm the pin straight became loose waves.
a little humidity is all it takes
I also took Duncan to the vet. He’s got a lump on his chest that I was concerned about.
Chillin’ out in the waiting area at the vet
The groomer mentioned to me that it felt like it got bigger so I decided to have the vet tell me what it was. 90 percent chance it’s a benign fatty tumor called a lipoma. We’ll check it again in May when he goes for some routine shots. Vet said he would biopsy it if it got larger. Needless to say after the good news I bought him a toy for waiting almost an hour in the waiting room at the vet’s.
So after my lucky 11:11 paced run last Tuesday, I ran again on Thursday and boy was I happy when my 10:40 pace felt relatively easy.
And today I got in my long run which was the first double digit run I’ve completed since running the NYC Marathon last November!
Enjoying the last of the blowout.
Speaking of “lasts” this just might be the last of winter running gear days for me
Yay! Double digits!
It was in the 30s but the Daffodils have already sprung up. We might get snow tomorrow. Hopefully they will survive
The first 5 miles were fine but the second 5 were really hard. I had an attitude adjustment though and didn’t beat myself up over it. Frankly this SHOULD feel hard. It’s been 5 months since I ran double digits. I’ve lost a lot of long-distance fitness through the winter and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I was busy skiing, snow tubing, snow shoeing, sledding, hiking and running shorter distances this winter. But now I’m ready for my Spring races, I’m ready to build up my mileage.
Well I better sign off. I’m headed out to see Mr. SOTSS and his family. His daughter is performing with her choral group in a concert. Have a great weekend and enjoy these adorable photos of Duncan before you go…
stretch
stole my pillow
not amused
When he looks at me like this i melt
Fresh from the groomer
Are you excited for Spring? Have any Spring races on your calendar? Doing anything fun this weekend?
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