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<\/a><\/p>\nRemember how I said we left Portland, rainy and cold and arrived in Dallas in the middle of their first storm in 6 months?Ironic, yes. I wanted to lay in bed and relax a bit but I checked the weather app and it said the rain was going to start at 9am and last most of the day. It was now or NEVER. I got up and headed outside. I started out easy and ran down the quiet neighborhood street. I wanted to beat the coming rain.<\/p>\n
The road was rolling and soft (easy on my knees). I ran a mile down to the main street in 10 minutes. It felt soooo good to run that fast! I am getting closer and closer to my pre-injury pace (about 9’5 mile).<\/p>\n It was fairly cool for Texas but still pretty warm out. It was also very humid. It felt like I was running through a cloud ready to dump on me at any second. Despite the humidity I did okay.\u00a0I ran by some impressive houses and only stopped to walk a few times.<\/p>\n I ran through a small dog park with a duck pond. There were bridges crossing gullies where water probably was during stormy weather.<\/p>\n I stayed close to home for awhile until I got a feel for the neighborhood layout. Then I ventured further out.\u00a0There were rolling hills which gave me a good workout.<\/p>\n I ran down a hill and stopped to see a historical marker–an old cemetery from the 1800’s. It was nestled in between a few new houses. Michael’s stepmom later told me that the area was supposedly built on old Indian burial grounds. Yikes! Poltergeist, anyone??<\/p>\n I headed back up the hill toward home because I started to feel some raindrops. I didn’t want to be too far away during a downpour. I made it back to the house just before the rain started.<\/p>\n Run Stats:<\/strong> I’m happy with my run! I had no body aches and being able to do almost 5 miles felt GREAT!!<\/p>\n Back at the house I stretched (sort of), showered and we all ate breakfast before heading out for the day. Michael’s stepmom made a Quiche Lorraine and cheesy grits! I’d never had cheesy grits before. I loved them. They were so tasty. It reminded me a lot of polenta. She promised to send me the recipe. I want to try to recreate the grits.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nLook at me!!! Almost 5 MILES BABY!!!! And I wasn’t sore at all. I had no pain, no aches, no weird twinges in my knees or legs or ankles. Nothing. It was amazing. I’ve come to the conclusion that I always run better on vacation. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
\n Time: 1:03<\/strong>
\n Calories Burned: 560<\/strong>
\n Distance: 4.75 miles!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n