It was a harsh return to routine.
I tried to run this morning. While I thought I was fully recovered, it turned out not the case as my HR was around 140 for a super easy pace. Also when I finished 5 miles my knee which didn’t bother during the race felt somewhat annoyed by me. Okay. No run tomorrow. Will retry a shorter run a Wednesday. Yet, mentally I was super happy being out for a run.
Then I arrived at work with tons of things on my plate. And at 11am I got a super urgent request due in few hours. High level talking points. Fortunately the work that the team has advanced prepared me well into writing those but man that was stressful.
I finished working past 5:30pm when husband and girls came to pick me up.
Lizzy is super sleepy. I hope she’s not getting sick.
One good thing that made my day was Sofia “complaining” about what’s life without me. She had no one to chat about, she had to prepare her own breakfast, she didn’t like coming home from swimming super dark, wet and tired and still need to heat dinner. It was nice to hear them while knowing despite all those she could manage living without me but appreciate my daily care of her meals and chatting time.
My brain is still spinning. Will go to do some stretching and mobility to unwind.
Hope you had a good Monday, less rushed and stressed than mine.
It’s always a balancing act to push forward without overdoing it. I hope that your knee recovers quickly so that you can get back to running soon!
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