YEAH! I got the photo to download...

Julie (JTAPP9) and I got to run together on Saturday morning 4/11. I had a really good time! Julie is much faster than she lets on! I was glad when we slowed down and walked during our run together! The bridge behind is us called the Big Dam Bridge and is the longest, or at least one of the longest bridges you can walk or bike across in the US...I think. There is a beautiful trail at the end of the bridge that loops the city. I think it is something like 14 miles total. We only did a little over 3.1 miles on Saturday...my mom was preparing a "brunch" for all of us. Julie can now understand how I gained 3 lbs in 3 days!

Thanks for meeting up with me Julie! I can't wait til next time we are in your area!---maybe you will be home and we can do it again...unless of course you are lucky enough to be gone on one of your weekend camping trips (yes, I am jealous)!

Running Update:
Aparently I have increased my mileage a little too fast for this girl! Yesterday morning when I was running I got a really sharp cramp like pain in my right hip, just above my thigh...this was probably the only time I have gone running without my phone...I decided I had better just walk back to my parents house...the muscle was very tight.

When I got home I got out a book and looked up possibly injuries...seems I have strained my I T Band (Iliotibial Band)...a strip of connective tissue that runs from the hip along the outside of the thigh muscle and attaches to the outside of the tibia (shin bone) just below the knee. This is one of the injuries that can be improved through "stretches" as well as rest. It is also OK to walk with the injury, so until Wed at least, it is walking for this girl.

Week before last I had done 24 miles during the week. Last week I did 35 miles...everything I read NOW says you should not increase your mileage more than 10-15% per week. HA...why didn't I SEE this before? I guess I truly have to learn things the hard way. Not so bad though, glad to see it is something that is easily remedied.

Weight Update:
OK, not a very good weekend, starting with Friday...3 days with my mother cooking (this is how she shows us she loves us)...lotz of full fat, full cheese and even fried items. All really good and I didn't log all weekend. Gain of 3 pounds. Really it was more than 3, but up from 1 week ago by 2.8 actually. Back to logging, did this last night for Sunday, so really only skipped 2 days of logging to next the 3 lbs. Yes, Vicki, you will have to log your food for the rest of your life.

Easter Fun
Oh, forgot to mention the Easter Egg Hunt the kids had...my folks put $20 in 20 eggs for each of the grandkids. They spent more than an hour outside searching for their eggs. Each child could only collect their color of eggs. These children were the following ages: 12, 16, 18, 22 and 22 (had to do this Sat evening, due to T-storms scheduled for Sunday)



Then we came in and colored the boiled eggs...yes the same age children were coloring eggs. We had a GREAT time!



Hubby even joined in the fun!





Hubby and I being silly