End of spring break

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So spring break didn't go quite as planned - does anything??? Ever????  But it was good. My head cold ended up hanging around longer than it needed to. I felt kind of crappy until Wednesday or so. Then on Wednesday, I got an attack of side pain like I've had before. I've finally come to the conclusion that I need to get that checked out even though it's going to cost me money. So it's been a great week for health.....

On a better note, on Wednesday the Roadrunner Sports tent sale started and I went. I've been wanting to get back into running but didn't have any real running shoes. So I went to get running shoes. It was crazy. But I got 2 pairs of shoes, 2 tanks, and a sports bra in the wrong size - ugh!!!!  I spent less then I would have to buy one pair of shoes new. The shoes were the gently used ones. Roadrunner has a 30 return policy on their shoes as long as they aren't too worn. Then at their tent sales, they sell them for super cheap. I got $130 Brooks running shoes for $50. Score.  So, since I was finally feeling better and I had running shoes, Thursday I ran home from the park. When I started running, my thought was that I wouldn't bring Mavy until I could run a little bit. But, on Thursday we ran home from the park and he did amazing. He 'walks' much better when we are moving fast. Also, he needs some conditioning for agility. So it's a win-win. I'm not running super far or super fast, he's getting some extra movement. It's all good. Today we finish up week 1 of couch to 5K. I'm excited. Tomorrow we go back to school but things should be good for running after school for a while. Me and Mavy need to keep our momentum up.

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