For the first time in what seemed like months (probably because it’s been months), I met up with the Gazelles to do a few miles on the trail. This is only a week after the AT&T Marathon, so they were planning on doing 5-7 at a nice, easy pace. My goal was to do 5. When I got down there it was great to see everyone again - this really is a great group of runners to be a part of.

Anyway, once we started running I could tell from the way that I was feeling that the humidity was not going to be my friend. I’ve never dealt well with moist heat even in the best of condition, and I’m far from that now. Still, it was great getting to chat with folk as we made our way from RunTex over to MoPac and got some water. As we proceeded around the loop I was feeling pretty tired, so I hung back and told Alex and Jennifer (who were also near the back) not to worry about dropping me. They said that the group was going at a pretty good clip for a recovery run, and not to worry about it.

We stayed together until Pfluger, then I pulled back to get a drink at the fountains. Of course they were dry, not yet turned back on after winter (hello, it was 80+ today), but that let me keep chatting with more good friends until I finally threw in the towel at the South 1st street bridge. Total running was a little over four miles, and I did walk some of the ramp up to the bridge, but ran the last quarter or so in over the lake.

I was disappointed that I didn’t feel up to doing the Congress loop and clocking closer to five miles, but I’d much rather listen to my body and do the right thing than push myself too hard for the sake of a number and set myself back in my recovery.

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