THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

7:33 AP.  Ran with Eddy on the dirt roads around my house, hit up some decent hills.  It was cold--25 degrees, but the wind was only 7mph which isn't even noticeable really so we didn't completely freeze.  My legs were tight and nothing was flowing so without the company it would have been miserable.  Gotta be thankful for my best running friend!  I didn't run yesterday.  My daughter had a 3am asthma attack, the worse ever, scared me so bad we called an ambulance because I didn't think she would make it to the ER in the car.  I am a paramedic and a nurse and don't scare easily--and I was terrified.  She wasn't moving air and her chest was silent and anyone in the medical field knows how ominous that is.  But, she is doing GREAT!  She turned around fast and today is running around as if she had never been sick.  Thank God for modern medicine and for protecting my little girl.

8:21 AP on the gerbil wheel in my basement.  Watched David do plyometrics.  I am going to have to try that out when my knees heal, if they ever heal.  They have good days and bad days.  Today was not a good day.  Good thing I was only interested in a recovery run today.

8:11 AP.  Treadmill at naptime.  I went mostly easy but kept cranking the speed at the end to get it over with.  Big workout planned for tomorrow morning on what promises to be a windy day!

7:35 AP.  This was supposed to be 5 x 2 miles at MP.  I was tired when I rolled out of bed today. I was also very

pre-occupied with some things. I didn't want to do this workout at all.

When I started the warm-up and my legs were dead and tired I knew I

had to make a decision--do the workout anyway and accept the sub-par

times or abandon it and just jog. I decided that part of a marathon is

slogging through miles when you are 100% ready to quit mentally and

physically. Knees didn't exactly hurt but had this week, wobbly

feeling. I didn't know what to make of it. It was a little windy

today. Well, there''s my excuses. I'm sure I could come up with more.

Two mile warm-up, 1/2 mile recoveries at ~8:00 pace. Sets were(7:22,

7:29), (7:13, 722), (7:13, 7:10), (7:14, 7:05), (7:13, 7:09). All I

thought about during each set was quitting. Terrible attitude I know!

As much as I would like to go to the clinic tonight, I think I will stay

home and hover over my family who has had a tough week.

20 miles on the mountain bike.  Yesterday my knees hurt and the pain radiated down both side of my shins.  I didn't run.  Today they feel great, virtually pain free, but I am giving another rest day before I do a test run tomorrow.  I am planning 20 for Sunday morning with 10 at MP or better as a fitness test and to see how my legs hold up...I need to decide if Eisenhower is a go in a month or if I need to back out, crosstrain and heal, and set my eyes on something else.  We shall see.  Being pain-free today is very encouraging!

8:24 AP. stuck to the dirt roads.  Knees and shins are awesomely better.  Tomorrow will be a 20 mile measuring stick to gauge fitness, my injury, and whether or not to drop out of Eisenhower.