Wow, Dianna. Breathe deeply when you get home! It really makes you appreciate what you have, huh?

Oak, methinks you will do NY

I had a rough week last week but today was a better run, so I am optimistic that last week was an anomaly. It's kind of a rest week for me by default anyhow, and I think it will be good for me. I am going on a backpacking trip with some friends and, no, I am not going to run while I am on this trip. I will be scrambling through red rock to go see arches, reading pictographs and petroglyphs, staring at the sky from a sandstone perch, and playing Pass the Pigs over a collection of flasks.

I am currently signed up for a trail marathon, my first race of the year, on April 19. As of last week, I was ready to bail and just stay focused on my June event, which is really what I am training for. So far I have not bailed, but I can if it gets closer and I am still battling with my legs. It's out of town and we had planned to camp, so we'll probably go regardless. If I don't run, I'll just mountain bike all weekend. Either way I am (1) away from work, (2) in a beautiful place, and (3) with hubs and my pooch. Doesn't get much better than that!