I decided a few weeks ago to
leave a week earlier and head to PEI for a much needed visit with my family,
and rest from work and training before heading to Germany.
I had a great visit, and was
soo happy I made the decision to go! I got to play golf, visit with my
grandparents, play with my niece and a great visits with my brother and sister
in law, and just be HOME for a week. My parents always make it so easy to
visit, and are such great company! I love just drinking coffee or a glass of wine
at the cottage and getting a chance to chat.
I gotta be honest, I really
didn’t feel like running when I was home, and my body felt heavy. I did 3-hour
long runs, and a longer 2 hour trail run. Maintenance at this point, nothing
too much!! I felt sluggish, slow
and starting to question what I was doing, registering for a race this big!! I
think that it was typical pre-race jitters, and I had to keep reminding myself
that I wasn’t peaking to race this week!!! Rene was a great source of putting
my mind at ease, and it was reassuring to know that she was having similar
struggles this week!! Thank god for a partnerJ
When I was home, it was a great
opportunity to get some physio, and I managed to get in twice last week. I
think it helped, and it was a great reminder that I need to keep stretching!!
(something I never do!!!)
I am very proud to report that
I did NOT overindulge in lobster this visit, and only had one feed of lobster
and a lobster sandwich….was quite proud of this accomplishment!!!
I felt pretty jet-lagged until
Thursday, then I started to feel like I was getting on east coast time…..just
in time to leave Sunday evening to meet Rene and her family in Toronto to fly
to Munich together.
All week, we were watching the
weather as hurricane Irene was threatening to hit the east coast…. A few hours
before I was to fly out it started to rain, but there was no problem with my
flight leaving Charlottetown…..all set to head to Europe!!
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