Catching up

It's already Thursday and I am seriously behind on my exercises this week!
I promise my intentions were good though ...
Anyway .... I better try to catch up.

Monday and Tuesday involved a lot of juggling.
Had a too-long-late-afternoon-nap.
Struggled to get Paddy Wag situated and set up.
Baking 40 cupcakes.
A case of mild depression because Paddy wasn't home when I was.

Wednesday.
I got Paddy back!

We went on a leisure 1-mile walk.
It got windy after our walk.
I decided the wind was a welcomed respite from the heat/humidity.
So I laced up those shoes and strapped on the Garmin.

 The tornado sirens went off.  

I guess that meant no running. 

Thursday a.k.a Today.

I got Paddy in my vehicle and we went running/walking.
3 miles of it.
Took too long (about 40 minutes). 

But it was great. 

We took it easy. 

Took walk breaks. 

It was just the two of us. 

Precious! 

Of the willing mind, of the loser knee, of sardines and of Marmite.

How random can this gets?

My intention was to take the girls out running again. We had a wonderful run yesterday and I thought, let's do it again today.  First, Paddy Wag was just unruly with Buttercup around. Buttercup was super duper excited and was barking non-stop in a super high-pitched voice.  That sent Paddy Wag in a whirlwind super excited state and caused her to yank my arms multiple times.  I decided to put Buttercup up so I can run with Paddy and see how she does alone.  About 20 steps later, we were saw the neighbor's puppy prancing around. Sweet little puppy. Oh my! I love puppies! Paddy was playing rough with her.  This puppy is tiny and oh-so-precious. She went everywhere we went and was keeping up with us. I can't have her following me around. So I carried her in my arms and walked to the neighbor's house and put up her too.  And off Paddy and I went, finally.

Paddy seemed really scared of vehicles. When a vehicle is nearing us, I usually get her off to the side of the road and kneel down with her while she sits.  But when the vehicle is close to us, she seems to want to go into hiding.  I guess I just have to show her that it's ok, that momma's here to take care of her.

The mind was willing to run. All too willing. I haven't done a back-to-back run since my last knee injury. And I am completely nutso to try it today.  The knee acted up.  After 1.70 miles, Paddy and I walked home.  I better not chance it since I do have a half marathon coming up in like 2 or 3 weeks.
I guess I probably should stick to my running on alternate days thing I was doing. Maybe in the summer time, I will do short runs back to back and build up since I won't be having any races.

I was craving sardines while I running. Weird! Well not totally. I love sardines in tomato sauce. And love it even more when it is sardines in a spicy tomato sauce. Having cravings for things I like is natural.

And I was craving Marmite while running too. Hmmm... yummm... Marmite. Totally love that!!  It is so difficult to find it in this part of the world, so I usually stock up! I have about 6 big jars in my pantry now.

What's up with the stinky foods cravings?   Oh well.... I better go brush my teeth and do some Listerine shots after dinner.  Guess who's not gonna get kissed if her breath is all so stinky?