Month: July 2012

Running Buddy

Last night I ran 3 humid and gross miles following my volleyball game with my new neighbor friend Amy. 

I met Amy while Freddie (the pup) and I was coming home from a run. She was walking her dog and we got to talking about running. 

We’ve both been at the pool a bunch of times and exchanged numbers last week. I saw her twice in the apartment complex last week and invited her to go on a run with me this week. 

We were going to run after work, but it was still nearly 100 degrees out so we made plans to run after my volleyball game. 

It was 8:45pm and still in the 90s, but we had a running date. We kept the same pace and I only took one hydration break at the halfway point.

I’ve been running really easy lately, but running with Amy pushed me. It may have felt like I was breathing through a wet rag, but I felt good and strong!

Stick Massages at Work

The new office manager at work is a former collegiate skier and an accomplished cyclist. It’s been fun to talk fitness with him. The other day we got to talking with some other colleagues about foam rolling and the using the Stick. I told him I’ve never used a stick before, so today he brought his in and I just gave myself a massage. My shins have been pretty tight lately and the stick felt really good !