Being in Alba for the Truffle Festival is a real treat.
Understatement of the year.
Our last day in Alba happened the be the first day of the Truffle Festival (have I mentioned how lucky we were on this trip?!).
The city was filled with the smell of truffles, cheese, and chocolate. See why I nearly pitched a fit whimpered when it was time to go?
I wonder how much $$$ in truffles was in the city that day? Thousands? Hundreds of thousands?
We saw the parade, which included flag throwers (like the guy in Under the Tuscan Sun!). They were great… but I really loved it when they almost dropped the flag and had to do diving catches:
It’s like something out of a movie… next time I come back I’ll time it better to be there for more of the festival!
I keep saying it, but it’s incredible how much Italy really does look like a postcard or a movie scene.
I wrote previously that I am really struggling to get back into the swing of things workout-wise. My muscles feel incredibly tight and I’m out of the habit. A massage is in order!
I am making an effort. The intensity level isn’t where I’d like it and I’m struggling to run and am in some pain from my knee injury and a foot problem (scary given next week’s race then the Thanksgiving Half)… but half the battle is getting out the door. That, I have done.
On the injury front, I did do to a therapist who assured me that everything in my knee is intact. He began Soft Tissue Therapy last week and wants to get another session in before next weekend’s race. Apparently I have a lot of scar tissue build up due to old injuries (my right knee always seems to be the one I abuse).
Thank god I have a high pain tolerance… he used something like the Graston Technique which HURTS. He uses a hard little bar to rub hard against the grain of the scar tissue. This re-introduces trauma, which causes inflammation, which increases the blood flow in the area. This supposedly helps re-initiate the healing process of the affected soft tissues.
I needed a spoonful of sugar after that doctor visit… so I hit a concert!
Sugarland‘s show Saturday night was amazing, as usual.
Their stage presence and energy are unparalleled. While I do miss seeing them in small venues with my elbows on the stage, pit seats at Phillips Area are nothing to turn your nose up at!
In other news, I ended the cleanse. This coming weekend I am relaying 7 miles of the Georgia Marathon and I need more complex carbs. And if I’m brutally honest… I wanted to go out this weekend.
Therefore, this Standard Process-esque 21-day cleanse became a 14-day cleanse. I’m happy with that. I feel more energetic and refreshed after the 2 week meat and wine binge in Italy, which is exactly what I wanted to accomplish.
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I start my leadership development program this morning – so excited!
What are you looking forward to this week?
Have you ever heard of the Graston Technique?
