Better Because Of Her

Today’s Numbers: Nancy's Total Movement Mileage: 551.8 (running: 395.2; walking: 23.8; biking: 132.8) Money Found For Food Bank: $46.25

2,015 in 2015 Change Hounds progress: Nancy: 551.8 Aaron: 350.7 (b: 310.2; w: 30.9)  Elly: 105.6 Total: 1008.1*

 *Average monthly mileage required to hit year-end goal: Completed!

After two Rest Days and a few, hard-fought games of pool basketball and/or Monkey In the Middle, to say my thigh muscles were screaming this morning would be an understatement. They really didn't want to run. But, I did. And, so did my girl. So, we went, screaming muscles and all.

Without a doubt, having Pit Crew #2 with me this morning made for a better run and not just because I enjoy her company. Almost every time we go out together, I push myself just a little harder in those moments where I might otherwise consider either slowing it down or taking a break. That's not to say I do that all the time because, obviously, I don't. But, it is to say being with her makes me all the more in tune with what I actually need physically versus what I might otherwise just want.

So, it's totally her fault that my thighs were still killing me when we were finished, amiright?! (ha!)

In addition to the push she provided, PC#2 is the one who found the biggest, single coin (a quarter: BOOM) whereas I was mighty adept and finding the pennies:

That's the second batch of pennies I've found in two weeks that was clearly dumped out of someone's car. For real, people, I do. not. get. it. But, the Food Bank is going to get an additional 50 cents (or 7.5 meals) because someone tossed these!

We also saw these:

A whole mess of them had fallen to the street, too. And, while we didn't know what they were, I do know a slimy piece of one managed to stick to PC#2's sock, and we discovered it while at the store on our way home. It was pretty funny (to me) because she was all grossed out when picking off the random piece of gross produce stuck to her sock.

Before wrapping up the run, we saw this!

I was all, "Ohhhhhh, kitty!!" only to immediately have to change tone and say, "Woahhhh ... truck!" as one was backing out of the driveway right next to where I saw the kitty. Kitty was either completely unphased or anxiously awaiting the truck-to-person collision. 'Depends on the kitty's 'tude.

This was a run I was excited to do as it took the Change Hounds right on to the half-way point of mileage required to complete the 2,015 in 2015 Challenge!! Just a couple of weeks ago, I was a bit concerned we'd catch it up, but, with one week left in the month, we did it! Yay, us!

And, yay, us!

I have to hand it to the girl for going. I can't say I would have done the same at her age!

Tomorrow? The plan is to run unless we get rained out! I'll check in either way; see you then!