Why wait for Sunday Funday when you have Friday off and it’s the perfect sunny, 68 degree crisp day?!
This morning the doodle got groomed.
Happy October!
Then we went for a walk in the park. On the way home I used the last of my Dunkin Donuts gift card that I got last October to get an iced caramel latte. I love my Duncan and my Dunkin!
Duncan and Dunkin
With Duncan clean and fresh, I decided to change my sheets and make my bed which is a big deal for me. I hate fitted sheets. I’m usually sweating profusely by the time I complete the task. #crosstraining I got a new Duvet at Target for $30. I’m loving it!
And then, since I was on a cleaning roll, I cleaned my car inside AND out! #winning
This microfiber mitt is the bomb for getting all the dust off the dashboard!
Forest’s first bath
Yesterday I set out to the beach running path for a run. I really didn’t know whether I wanted to shoot for a long run or not. So I just set out to do one complete out and back to start, knowing that would be 4.5 miles. I felt great as far as endurance and speed go. My legs were turning over without issue. No heavy legs. Score! It was so good to finally feel like a 10 minute pace was closer to easy than hard. But interestingly I started to feel some knee pain just as I was completing the 4.5 loop so I stopped.
I walked over to my car to stretch and assess when I bumped into Duncan’s boxer friend Chance and his momma.
So I walked for an hour with them. My knee seemed ok. The walk was helping. Later on in the day Duncan and I went out to meet up with Chance and his mom again and also Athena and Zeus and their momma for a 2 mile pack walk.
Duncan and Chance
Athena and Zeus: the Dogues and Duncan
This time though I felt some knee pain. I even felt myself walking with a bit of a limp. I have never had knee issues. Apparently webmd diagnosed me with just runners knee. I guess now that my left ankle and leg are feeling perfect my right side has decided it’s time to be the punk.
I’m not worried yet. I think it could possibly be connected to the stair master workout from Tuesday. I’m icing it and stretching and I’ll shoot for a long run this weekend.
The rest of my night was awesome. It included a homemade apple crisp, tiramisu, a delicious meal cooked by my sister-in-law and the perfect company. That.is.all 😉
I sure hope you have fun things happening this weekend. I’m actually excited about cheering on my boyfriend at his half marathon on Sunday. Now that I have had practice being a spectator. He is going to return the favor next weekend at my half marathon. #teamwork
hmmmm….the doodle looks browner after the wash. I swear I thought he was white.
nope. he’s never been white. He was a little darker as a puppy actually. He’s the color of my coffee when i put cream in it. That’s sort of my inspiration for his name. But instead of spelling it Dunkin (donuts) I spell it Duncan.
I have 2 dogs, who are in need of some serious grooming…I am jealous.
I have had knee pain and it was my IT band flaring up…It was a pain that I couldn’t run through, on the outside of my knee. I went to PT, had to do serious core strengthening ex, GRASTON (ouch–but it REALLY helped)…
I always wonder if housework could be considered cross training!