so i did a little loop around the 'hood to deliver thank you cards... it was a good warm up - although i just read a good article on the warm up that needs to include more than just a slower version of the forward motion of running... will have to expand on that more later...
went to the neighborhood where that race is next weekend... gonna have to check the endomondo reading because i really had no idea where i was... the road in is a good run down - that felt good... then i pretty much meandered around the neighborhood - it is an understatement to call it a cul-de-sac community - wo were there a bunch of culdesacs... i made a good effort of running down most of the hills and even tried some up the hills... the residents probably had a good chuckle as I went through my little UP motivation chant and verbally gave myself objectives and high fives as i ran along...
when i made it back up that first hill and out of the neighborhood- crossing was a bit of an issue... so i walked along the wooded area of the road
and somehow along the way i convinced myself to keep going and walk/run to the post office and back...
it was a good workout for sure..
from there i went a little crazy...
i finally cut back the lantana and pretty much yucked the zinnias out of the dirt... the zinnia pieces i walked up the hill and into the woods flowers, buds, roots and all... they were a bit too stalky to get in the garbage and i thought the flowers would do well for the bees that were still feeding on the flowers as i was cleaning out the garden..
the weeds and the lantana were fit into a 5gallon bucket which makes it easier to then transfer into a garbage bag.
from there i went to lowes and bought some more mulch to put over the remaining lantana base as well as the oleander bases... we shall see how that goes
that's when the long hot bath came into play to soak all the muscles... and now i have the compression socks on, a pot of tea in front of me, homemade hummus and veggies and some football
a good day!
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