Needless to say, no running for me this weekend. On Friday, I had an acupuncture treatment, which felt great. She told me to take it easy and I think I failed at that -- went snowboarding on Saturday, so I was pretty much doing squats for 6 hours. I was expecting to suck and to hurt, but I actually did great. Today, my calves are a little sore, but not too bad. Nothing compared to last weekend, or any of my long runs.

The good news: I also am not fitting into my winter clothes the same way I did last year. You really don't notice any gradual change in your body, but compared to last year it's a big difference. I had ski pants that were a little big but could be adjusted, and now I can't wear them at all or they fall off even fully adjusted. I wear a compression suit that suddenly is easier to zip and get into and out of. Hooray! Lots of squishy still to go, but lots of squishy gone, too.

I got to lecture my dad on ice-then-heat technique. He says you ladies out there that do the ice baths are more woman than he is. I made him ice his calves and quads anyway, I probably should take my own advice, though I was expecting to be useless today and I really feel good.

I kind of miss running, I'm looking forward to picking it up again. Also looking forward to seeing my bicycle again. I think I'm in that dangerous territory between feeling like you're healed and actually being healed. Going to follow the plan of cross-training this week (yoga, bike, etc) and picking running up again next week.

I do like running in the cold because there are fewer people, it's easier to pick up the dog poop if she's with me, and I can control my temperature a lot better. Too bad the roads are too dicey to ride.