Well the head pressure is gone. Intestinal upset is fading but man are the emotions intense! Everything is over the top. Sometimes I get so excited I end up literally shaking. I cry a lot. I think the tears are good because for the last year I had no tears and just " blah ". I am looking forward to meeting everyone at the Silkie Hike. Sorry I will apologize ahead of time. I might be so hyper. I promise to do my best to dial it in. 😆

16,058 today. I knew I didn’t have the time to do 20k today, so I threw 20 lbs on my back for the walk to the Cascades. I wish I would have started that sooner.

Our lovely community manger @Amanda Moddejonge just reminded me of a killer challenge that I haven't run in this group yet. It's the 20k steps challenge. It's easy, in one day do 20k steps and post your step counter picture in the group. You don't get anything other than likes, comments and a sense of self worth. Who's in?

I likely just had the best win of life ever, today. I have the 2nd best physiotherapist on the planet, and I have been seeing her for about 10 years. I've been going to see her most recently for my shoulder. I generally go to her for a hip/back issue. Today I mentioned that my piriformis muscle was tweaked, so we were working on that. At the end of the session I mentioned to her that I have been struggling with Romanian Dead Lifts because I don't feel them in my hamstrings. I just got up and showed her what I've been doing without being asked, so we went through the form. She said "It looks 'good', but you're right. I can't put my finger on what isn't exactly right" So she did one with me. It turned out to be the tilt on my hips that was the problem, and not by much. I never gave up, but man it is difficult to keep at it when you can feel there is something not as productive as it should be. It felt amazing to finally get proper engagement with the right muscle group with that one!!!

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