No run yesterday; today 1.25 miles

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. 

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