Good evening...

I had a pretty good evening yesterday...without K. I went for an easy 3-mile run in the neighborhood (remember, hills) when I got home from work. Once again, no shin pain! I felt great throughout the run...mentally, it was just what I needed to get my head back in the game. I know that if the pain goes away then the fitness will come back since I won't avoid running because of the emotional rollercoaster - will it hurt today or won't it? Big Sur is now 82% full, and I think it will reach capacity within the next couple of weeks. So, I am going to commit to register on Thursday when I get paid. There, I said it.

Back to my night last night, I ate dinner by myself when I got back from my run since K was out running by then. Then, I went for my massage at Texas Healing Arts. Natalie referred me there as a place for a cheaper massage since they are done by student interns. The interns are trained in Swedish relaxation massage, not necessarily deep tissue or to deal with specialized issues (which I clearly have). I really like the massage therapist that I have been using at Body Dynamix, but I thought I would give this a try to see if I could use this to supplement (not replace) what I'm getting there. Ann puts a world of hurt on me during my regular massages, but last night was definitely not very painful - it was relaxing, until she worked my quads. I have my regular session with Ann on Friday, so we'll see if she notices more of a difference since I got things loosened up earlier in the week.

After the massage, I went to the gym for awhile to do weights and a short swim. I didn't get home until a little after 10!

Tonight is our quality workout - 30 seconds hard, 30 seconds easy for 10 minutes x 2. I can handle that.