Legs after running six miles...and some random thoughts

So the day after the race I was sore...but it felt good. I had the day off, I got a pedicure and laid around ALL day. Hubby cooked us dinner (YAY!) and the only thing I did all day was take/pick up my kids from daycare. It was fab..... Tuesday my legs are fine. I walked 2 miles in the morning, slathered up my sunburned skin and went to work. Today I woke up at 5:30 and stretched for my run with my friend. We took off and OUCH...wow ok so my legs are SORE!! Surprisingly my knees are fine, its my groin and calves that hurt. We ran a mile and walked the 2nd mile. I feel good that I got out and did it...

Tonight I will elliptical.....workout some of the soreness.

I started reading a book called "The Power of a Praying Wife". This book was given to me by my running partner a few months ago and had been collecting dust since. After my down in the dumps post last week she emailed me reminding me she gave me that book and that I should get it out and read it. So I did..and WOW that book is JUST what I needed to read right now. Every paragraph is as if she was writing to me. I am feeling so full of God! I am working on letting go of my expectations of the people around me, mostly my hubby. Giving my fears of money and my stress of daily life to God...letting Him carry me through rather than relying on myself or hubby. I realized a few things as I am reading this book:

1. I cant afford not to take care of myself....spiritually, mentally and physically. I need to pray everyday, workout everyday, eat right and treat myself the way I treat others.

2. I need to respect my husband at all times and remember all the good qualities he possesses instead of dwelling on all the negative. He loves God, he loves me and he kids, he does occasionally help with the housework, dinner, kids etc, he uses his musical talents to lead worship both for the congregation and for the high school youth and he is a very affectionate, caring man.

3. I am to be the heart of the home....not the head. I have tried to take on ALL roles of the family myself. I am not the man, not meant to be the head of the household, and although sometimes I might feel as though hubby is not doing the best job at it, I have to let him do it...and maybe he will fail, but in the end it will teach us both and make him a stronger leader of our family.

I am signing up for a 10K in Sept. Giving me a month and a half to train and lose some more weight. I cant wait to see how easy it feels to run a 10K with 25lbs less fat on my body.