scrambling

Doing some scrambling to get in my miles this month.  Late last week I was feeling just a bit like I might be getting sick so I bailed on my planned run for Saturday morning.  Misty and I went to Kerbey Ln restaurant for a good breakfast and then did some Christmas shopping.  Later that day we met my sisters family in New Braunfels for a birthday dinner for my brother in law.  We weren't able to get JoJo in before we left town for New Braunfels and began calling him in as soon as we got home.  We called him several times before he showed at the back door.  After he came in Misty immediately noticed a problem with the fur on his face.  Upon closer inspection it appeared as if he had been in a fight with another cat.  A few minutes after coming in his face began swelling so we called our vet tech neighbor Stacy and she came over to assess JoJo.  She determined that he had an abscess, and boy was it growing fast.  He must have been in the fight within minutes of us arriving home.  Stacy was able to get in touch with our other vet tech friend Tracy who went to the vet shop first thing Sunday morning and brought some antibiotic for JoJo.  We are very fortunate to have them as friends!!

Back to my running.  I felt like I needed to wait for JoJo's assessment from Tracy before I went on my planned 10 miler Sunday.  I got on the trail late morning and had planned on 10 miles but bailed after 5.  Whenever I get a late start on a weekend run I very seldom run the miles I plan.  During the run I'm feeling guilty thinking about things I could be getting done at home.  So during Sunday's run I decided I would attempt to get in 2 runs on Monday and it worked!!  I started at my office at 6am yesterday, ran down to Townlake at Lamar, then to Congress up to the Capitol and back to the office for 5 miles and then when I got off at 4pm I drove to Bull Creek and ran the 7 mile Forest Ridge course.  I've only done 2 runs in one day a couple of times in the last year so I'm feeling good about my plan.  A 7 mile run after work today will finish off Sunday's plan!!