The Crud

I woke up this morning with what I call "The Crud": sore throat, clogged head, running nose. I punted on my run and stuck to a few other options. We walked the dogs a couple of miles, prepped our garden plot for the spring by turning the soil and adding dead leaves and cow manure and went in and cleaned the gym. That seemed like enough. The good news is that it was a smoke free day here... the first in a long time. Hopefully I will be feeling up for a Thanksgiving Day marathon training!!

Have a Great Day!!

Stringer's Ridge on an Active Rest Day

Today is a day away from the weights for me. I took the pups up onto Stringer's Ridge for an early morning hike. This 92 acre Stringer's Ridge Preservation Easement is just a couple of miles from downtown Chattanooga and is pretty much right out my back door! It has a rabbit warren-like trail system that must see a lot of mountain bikers, runners and hikers.... but we saw only a couple of people early on a Sunday morning. Ocho, Biscuit and I linked together a handful of loops until the little Blue Heeler was chugging like a locomotive and then we headed back to the car. This was just the ticket to walk off the soreness from the week of lifting!

Have a Great Day!!