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Today's exercise:

None -- sat on my ass in the car for most of the day

Yesterday's exercise:

None -- slothful last day of vacation blowout

Day-before-yesterday's exercise:

A second 40-minute run with my husband, yee-haw!

Back in Seattle and I am feeling so antsy. Really ready to resume my regular exercise routine and eat more moderately again. I totally let loose on vacation, foodwise, and so far I'm not feeling the effects in how my clothes are fitting ... stay tuned on that.

I didn't work out today because we spent most of it packing and driving home from Eastern WA (with several stops along the way). Yesterday I gave myself a day off because it was the last full day of vacation -- and also because, after four consecutive days of running, my lower legs felt really achy. But yes! I did run four days in a row and felt pretty good the entire time. I think I can safely increase the number of runs I'm doing each week to at least three, or maybe even four if I don't do them all on consecutive days. That's good to bear in mind as I mull over whether or not to train for (and actually do) the Seattle Marathon in November.

Even better, my wonderful husband came along for a second run with me -- and managed to go about a quarter mile farther than he did the day before. Impressive! His breathing sounded much less labored, too. His pace was slower and I think that helped his endurance and his breathing. We didn't get off to a great start -- we were talking about something delicate and I got totally defensive about it. But I think the fact that I was letting off steam by exercising defused what could have escalated into a really stupid fight. By the time he needed to slow down and start walking, I was able to see his side of things and be reasonable. It reminded me of several years back, when we were going through a tough time together -- we took long walks almost every day and talked things through. I don't think it's much of an exaggeration to say those walks probably saved our marriage. There was just something about being together but not facing each other head on, doing something rhythmic and meditative alongside one another in the open air ... it somehow helped us access our thoughts and feelings in a way that we had a harder time getting to when we were in our own home.

Anyway, it was pretty fantastic and I closed out the run feeling even closer to him than before. Now if only he would consider running occasionally with me here at home ...