Lämmchen's Workout Thread

I've been feeling something I can only describe as a spiritual heaviness the last few days so after church I went for a walk in the woods. Walking in the woods usually leaves me feeling closer to God, as it gives me time on my own to just let my mind freewheel and give anything chance to bubble to the surface. There's also a spot I hike to where I usually stop for a while to either rest and enjoy the view, or pray, or both. Today I did both.

For the first mile I felt OK, then for the first part of the second mile my legs felt like they didn't have much to give but then I got into my stride and went around my loop faster than I have ever done it.

Easy walk today. We had friends who are practically family round for Memorial Day, and then I took a walk around my shorter route. It was nice in the sun, and bumped into a couple of people I know around the route.

Yesterday I went for a walk in the woods after church, after dealing with a load more heaviness. It was strange, during the sermon the preacher was talking about one passage and I was completely zoned out because the next passage hit me like a brick. Anyway, having processed that during the service I decided I needed some time in the woods, so did my usual walk. A little over 8 miles and I saw one other person out on the trails. He seemed surprised to see me - there aren't many people on the trails and I tend to move more quickly and quietly over the terrain than you'd expect for someone my size.

Today I had a kinda-sorta combo workout. A very dear friend of ours visited with her children, and they love being swung around and any form of game that feels like they are being thrown. So that gave my arms a good workout swinging them around, and then I went for a gentle run later on.

More gentle running this week. Today's workout was unconventional - our friend left her kids with us for the day while she was at work. So we did everything from throwing a ball with them to chasing them around the yard to having a big water fight. By the time I went for my run I was tired, and running in thick humidity really didn't feel good. But I got the miles covered, even if desperately slowly.

It was tiring looking after the kids - it's the first time we've had them solo - but we love them dearly so we're hoping we can do it more often.