Car Keys, Blisters, and 14 miles

Saturday I met the Summer and Fall TNT team at Gardiner Village for our weekly walk/run. The team was running either 3 or 6 miles and my job is to encourage, motivate and ensure safety during their group runs. Its a fun job. I get to chat with them about their lives, how little or much they're enjoying running and what nots.

Any ways so because my goal was to run between 12-14 miles I tried to run back and forth between participants as much as possible. It made life a little more difficult sure but I managed to get 8.5 miles in with the team which meant there was less to do on my own.

I gave myself a real scare when I got back to Gardiner Village however, I could not find my car key! As we were walking back to the cars I started feeling all over my sports bra where I had tucked my key to keep it safe. I am so good at doing stupid things that when I couldn't find it I was certain I would have to run back through the route all over again!

Once I saw my car, relieved it hadn't been stolen it occured to me that I had returned to my car before running to drop off my camera and that perhaps I had left the key in the car. Sure enough I had. my car key was not in the car though... it was sitting in the door! I was so relieved and embarassed by my stupidity! I can't tell you how grateful I was that A. nobody saw the key sticking out of the door or B. they were honest and didn't steal my car... It would've been sooooooo easy.

Any ways back to running so after the team was finished I drove home to get my poopy's to run with me. We're currently dog sitting my brother in-law's rat dog, Dundee

This is Dundee... He's a Hairless Terrier

and my two dogs

Buttercup LOVES to run with me! and Dundee seems to like it as well. Piddles on the other hand I practically have to drag her along.

I finished my 5.5 miles running around my neighborhood with my dogs and by the end it was starting to hurt and I was feeling pretty stiff. But the worst pain came post run when showering... I developed friction blisters and they killed! It stung soooo bad! I'll spare you the greusome details and won't tell you where but it wasn't on my feet...

Today I feel pretty good but am looking forward to my walk with the dogs to help me loosen up. Oh and if I feel up to it I might Torture myself later with the foam roller.

~Happy Running!

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