the road less traveled

yes, i'm aware my title and picture do not coordinate; however, that is exactly where i ended up yesterday following "the road less traveled" onto the riverwalk!

my intentions were to take the bus from downtown about 2 miles north. i was at the stop early and thought this can't be too much further, i'll walk a bit and maybe catch another bus along the way. before i knew it, i was lost! i'm pretty familiar w/downtown (especially since i lived here for about 2 years), but i was in unknown territory. i tried taking the backstreets toward my destination, but i should've known better--i have no sense of direction! i ended up at the riverwalk, midday, scorching 85 degree weather! H-O-T! it ended up taking me about 40 minutes to walk 2 miles, i'm pretty sure it was further than that! anyway, i got to where i needed (drenched in sweat, eeew) and luckily there was a bus stop nearby when i was ready to head back. it was a lovely adventure! and i did get an additional 2 miles in, not bad! :)

my feet were hurting so bad when i got back to work. i decided to leave work early and head for a manicure and pedicure. it was perfect! except for the fact that i was now running late for practice. oops! i raced to practice and stopped at the nearest gas station for a change of clothes. inevitably, my nails and toenails are bit messed up!
note to self: never get pampered before a run!

the run was great! i can definitely tell i'm getting back into the hang of this! i'm so excited for the actual race! a few of our teammates are leaving to seatle next weekend for their race, we got all teary eyed at dinner talking about the inspiration dinner and event weekend! i'm so excited for them...and wish i was going!

yes, i did say dinner. we went out again last night, but i've decided i'm not going to dwell on my diet anymore. as long as i don't gain anyomore weight, i'll be fine. but i'm definitly going to stay away from fastfood/junk food. for as long as i can. :) i think it will become natural. let's hope so anyway!