Moderation in Moderation

Just a sec, I’ll just brush the dust off my keyboard here…

Hi! So… hmm. I’ve been on vacation. To Disney World, actually. And oh, it was awesome. My kids loved it, I loved it, my husband loved it, my 10 year old brother in law loved it and my parents loved it! We ate ice cream and swam and sang and walked forever (it seemed) all over The Magic Kingdom and Epcot and Typhoon Lagoon.

But I didn’t run. Well, actually, I ran once. A whopping 3k. And the week before last I was neck deep in final exams so I only ran twice.

There’s this saying that everyone in my family uses: Everything in moderation, including moderation.

Last week was my moderation of moderation. And it was great and I really needed it. I can’t remember the last time I took a whole week without working out. It’s good to let your body rest that way.

The down side is that I definitely struggled in my first post-vacation 7:30am run in the fog yesterday morning (hello rude awakening!).

Anyway, this week is back to the grind, as there are only five weeks until the Ottawa Marathon! I have a 34k and a 36k run planned before I start to taper.

The machinery of running and yoga and weights and eating healthy foods in moderate proportion creaks loudly this morning, but soon, I know, it will be running smoothly again.