I depend on a good meal replacement drink at events like StokerCon.

After a week of debauchery in Las Vegas it’s good to be home. Somehow I lost a few pounds at StokerCon despite the indulgences and I think it was due to starting each day with my 310 Nutrition Meal Replacement Shakes and running up and down 10 flights of stairs multiple times each day. The elevators were far to slow.

Today was my first run back, still wearing only Xero soles, and it felt awesome. I’m slower with no running shoes but my legs and feet are starting to feel strong. I’ve lost the brittle feel in my shins and I feel springy and graceful running barefoot.

Next goal is to get back up to three miles daily, and then lose the soles and run completely barefoot. I lost ground in my You Vs. the Year challenge. I was up in the top 6%. After a week of not running, I am back down in the 7% range. Once the miles increase I hope to get my spot back.

Las Vegas was a fun time and I was excited to go… but it’s so nice to return to routine.

Run stats 5-18-16

By Angela Yuriko Smith

Angela Yuriko Smith is a third-generation Ryukyuan-American, award-winning poet, author, and publisher with 20+ years in newspapers. Publisher of Space & Time magazine (est. 1966), two-time Bram Stoker Awards® Winner, and HWA Mentor of the Year, she shares Authortunities, a free weekly calendar of author opportunities at authortunities.substack.com.

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