THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

am.  8.71 in the morning before work with Carlos.  Good times, reminisced about days of old when I worked southside EMS with him and his fire crew at Station 11.  8:53 AP.

pm. 6.03, 8:09 AP.  It's gorgeous outside and rumor has it another winter storm is coming, so I headed out the door for a few more before being banished to the treadmill.  Working on all easy mileage this week while getting back up to normal mileage, and then starting workouts next week.

8:19 AP.  The winter storm is here.  10 easy on the treadmil, incorporating 6x30 second strides at 6:00 pace in the final mile.  Legs feel good and I am eager to start workouts next week.

am.8 on the Treadmill.  8:16 AP.

pm.  5.05 7:37 AP.  Couldn't take it anymore and went outside into the dark cold.  Road were mostly snowpacked so not too bad of traction and the streetlights in the housing addition next door made the ice glow so it was easy to avoid.  I would have taken it easier but it was freaking cold and I had to run faster to stay warm.

8:00 AP. Snow-packed dirt roads.  I was tired and had just eaten supper(tuna salad and soy milk?).  It felt like I was waddling.

Vanessa was up all Thursday night with coughing, wheezing, and a temperature.  She's been sick but it got worse.  The doctor could barely squeeze her in Friday morning, and when we were driving there the car broke.  It was like the transmission blew or something because I had no power and could hardly accelerate, so I inched along with my hazards on, because, I am going to the doctor's office and I am NOT pulling over in 5 degrees with a sick baby!  People were honking and tailgating.  Ridiculous.  We made it to the doctor's office to find out she had an ear infection and pneumonia.  I called my husband, who had to leave work and come rescue us.  I had to call in too and the girls scrambled to cover my patients.  We spent the remainder of the day laying on the couch and coughing at my Mom's apartment and waiting for them to fix the car.  Then we finally came home in the evening and David packed and left for his buddy's house--they are driving up to a trail run early tomorrow morning.  I wish the best of luck to all the Psycho Wyco runners.  Anyways, that's my excuse for not running. 

7:42 AP.  Treadmill.  I know I said I wouldn't do any workouts until next week but Vanessa wanted to watch Wall-E AGAIN and I am so bored with that treadmill I couldn't take it anymore and had to vary it up so.....

all on 1% incline

4 mile warm-up 8:34, 8:27, 8:27, 8:27

2 miles 6:40, 6:40

~5 minute jog 8:34 pace

10 x 1 minute on, 1 minute off.  All minutes "off" 8:34 pace; paces for minutes "on" were 6:11/6:07/6:03/6:00/6:00/6:00/6:00/6:00/6:00/5:52

cool down about .7 at 8:34 pace to make 10 miles.

dynamic stretching and strength drills afterward.  I was a lot more injury resistant when I did these in the past.  Left shin thingy is tingly but not painful. weird. My legs feel better at faster paces, which makes no sense.

Vanessa is doing okay. We had another rough night but she is better during the day when sitting up and coughing that junk out.