One Twenty Three....Almost Killed Me!

So, I was doing a fair amount of walking leading up into and at the start of my last week of vacation.  Whenever I go for a lengthy walk, a run or a bike ride, I always strap on my Garmin watch to track what I'm doing.  I then go to the dailymile.com website afterward to log what I've done and post it to Facebook (cuz I'm braggy like that)... The dailymile website keeps a running tab on the top of the # of km you've logged for the week so far...Sooo...being the dumbass I am, I thought "I wonder if I can do 100km this week?".  Once the idea has been planted...

So, the week looked like this - Monday 8k walk, Tuesday 5k run/8k walk, Wednesday 8k walk, Thursday 5k run, 8k walk...hmmm...my lower back is beginning to bother me a little...feels a bit tight... Friday 10k bike, 9k walk (yup, lower back not really very happy).  Saturday 10k run (owww...THAT hurt!)...and then it was Sunday...and I had 29km more to go!  Yikes...So, Sunday I decided to bike to Kimberley and back... STUPID...Not only is it more km than I needed...but I had that nagging back thing going on...  But I'm nothing if not stubborn...  Hopped on my bike and away I went.  Got as far as Marysville and was thinking this isn't too bad...not much farther to Kimberley.  Unfortunately, Marysville to Kimberley is ALL up hill...(which my back does NOT like).  Somehow I made it...painfully... Turned around, stopped at a picnic table for a snack and some water and coasted back down to Marysville...ahh...my back didn't mind that so much.  Then I remembered....the 3.5km hill I had to climb to get back to Cranbrook...and then the KILLER hill back up to my house...uggghh....but I did it...  Could barely walk by the time I got back...had to skip running on Monday because of my back....but I did it.  Worth it???  You betcha!  I beat my goal...123km in one week!  Woot Woot!

The picture below was taken at the official 100km mark!

Shopping, Shopping, Shopping!

One of the best parts of running has to be the cute running clothes you can buy!  In addition to my Nuu-Muu (which I still LOVE), I recently bought three new running shirts from the best company - One More Mile.  I've never had such great customer service!  They rock!  I'll definitely buy more from them.  The shirts I got have cute sayings on them:

1)  If you see me collapse pause my Garmin.

2)  I am only doing this so I can post a picture on Facebook.

3)  If found on ground, please drag across finish line.

LOVE THEM!!

I also have a running skort coming from Run Girl Run.  I got one with attached tights - to avoid the dreaded chub rub!  So much for running being an inexpensive sport!  After spending a good chunk of the day scouring this town for a regular skort, however, I have definitely determined Cranbrook is in need of a running/biking/yoga shop.  The selection in town is horrible!