13 weeks, 5 days

Husband is home today! Yes! This means I can exercise when I want, how I want! Oh, how I love school holidays! I worked from home in the morning and did a mid-afternoon run to clear my head. The simplicity of running is so appreciated after a morning of manuscript revisions.

I found another Concord happy surprise today - more trails! When I was training for the Santa Rosa Marathon last summer, I did most of my running on a series of trails that span Concord and Acton. I hit those trails today - and found a new trail head! I can't wait to bump up my mileage so I can explore it more. For this week, I'm trying not to run far, as I'm just getting back into it after a couple of gym-only months. I ran most of today's run while on the phone with a friend, K, so it was almost like she and I were running together (thanks for the entertainment, K). I walked a couple of the big hills, but opened up my stride in the last mile or so and felt great.

Run: 4.5 miles