Ups and downs

[jaunthie]

The good:

• I walked 8.69 miles today.


• I didn't have any walking partners, so I got a nice early start (out the door by 7:30 a.m.) and decided on a very hilly route. For the first 6.6 miles, I did nothing but hills - either straight up or straight down.


• My average walking speed for the 6.6 was 3.6 miles per hour, which I think is pretty darn good all things considered - that was a lot of hills, and more up than down.


• My mom joined me for the last bit of my walk, to the coffeehouse and then over to my house to look at the prints my husband will be hanging today. It was great spending time together!


• It's raining!!! It kindly did not rain on me for most of the walking, but it has been raining for most of the day.


• I made a killer batch of my (in)famous turkey chili for dinner. Yum!

The bad:

• I'm definitely a bit sore tonight. I guess I need to do hills more often.