Bar Isabel’s chickpea salad. Delicious.

So on Thursday, I had plans to meet friends at Bar Isabel at 7:30. I had a 45 minute run on the schedule, so I decided the best plan of action would be to run between work and meeting up with my pals and use the work showers in between.

Work was crazy, I ran late. I got the run in, but not the shower. Again, it was icy everywhere so I focused on my footfall and walked when I needed to. It was an okay run. I felt stiff and I was much slower than the day before, which I don’t understand. But I got it done.

I need to stretch more. Getting back into the marathon training groove, both being mentally engaged and planning accordingly, is more work than I thought it would be.