Valorie Walks

I'm happy with the tick up to 3.1 mph, because I can hack it, and it gets a lap down to 5 minutes. 20 minutes to run a mile is still SLOW, but slowly getting faster and further is the best I can aim for.

15, 16, 17th of January 2025 Two miles 2 days ago, yesterday only had time for a bit over a mile, and today was also time-constrained to 1.3 miles. I'm happy to say, the last two days I've ticked up another 10th of a mile per hour, so hopefully can carry that forward. Also, happy that I tucked in time on two busy mornings to run, even if there was not enough time to pop up over 2 miles. Maybe tomorrow? Chancy since it is a two-meeting Saturday. On the upside, Bob's truck is fixed, my rental car has been returned, and I have my car back!

Happy to know that I didn't fall back too much.

After birthday breakfast yesterday early with Debra, her family and Eric and Mei at The Kettle, headed up to Road Runner in Seattle to look at shoes and socks for Anne's upcoming birthday. Bob had made us lovely salads, but that was not enough energy to run on after a full day.  We took down the Xmas lights etc. and then I spent an hour or two polluting my lungs with dust—but the walls, books, fireplace, etc. are much cleaner and there are at least 2 fewer spiders now. We'll see if I can regather enough oomph to run now that the sun is coming out! Drinking some water & sucking some mints was enough to let me eke out 1.25 miles. Happy with that. 

 And today, it was easy.  Thank goodness, and I hope to see that continue. Persistence, stubbornness, -- whatever it takes.

 Word of the day: resilience. Building resilience. Keep at it, and I'll get there.