THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

Pretty sore!  I'm still doing the post-marathon hobble, groaning when I have to get up after sitting down, and going backwards down stairs.  I think soreness really does peak the second day after--so I should be feeling good tomorrow.  I started my vacation week yesterday with lots of housecleaning and a barbecue with friends--great fun!  Their two youngest boys and our two youngest boys got completely covered in mud in the creek and our friend Tyson hosed them off before they could come in the house and run to the tub and they were running around and shrieking in the cold water--it was pretty hilarious.  My husband video taped it and they got to re-live the moment watching themselves on video.  Good times!

9:18 average pace.  I am still stiff and sore but decided to dust my legs off and warm them up a bit so I could get some good stretching in.  50 crunches, some planks, and some tea stands afterward.  It actually felt good to get things moving.

Yesterday I went to the running store and 30 minutes later walked out with a pair of racing flats--adidas adizero mana-- I am going to start some experimenting, maybe in a 5k in a few weeks, although I doubt I will have recovered much in the way of speed by then.

9:17 average pace.  Don't have my legs back yet.  I totally enjoyed plodding along on my soft dirt roads, though.  Did a little core work and some push-ups afterward and stretched.  Me and Vanessa and my mother did lots of walking at the zoo earlier today.  Unfortunately a bird in the aviary dropped a huge bomb on my mother's hair--she was NOT amused.  Out of all the exotic and exciting animals we saw today, Vanessa's favorite was....drumroll...goats!  I could've showed her all the goats she ever wanted in walking distance from home....

a.m. Me and Vanessa are at Kim's watching Lexi.  Did 4.5 at 8:30 pace on the treadmill.  I think I'm starting to get my legs back.  Planning on more this p.m.  Job interview at 2!

p.m.  4 at 7:57 average pace in my new nike avants.  I am in love with those shoes!  They are light yet have just enough cushion to protect my feet!  Oh they feel great!   I got the job!  I will be working home health, mostly setting my own hours, starting in two weeks.  Monday I put my two weeks notice in to EMS, but I am going to stay on part time because I am just not quite ready to give up my beloved ambulance.  I have worked on one for 8 years and I am afraid to stop cold turkey.

8:18 average pace.  Felt pretty good, but I am really bloated and a little nauseous, I am thinking it is from the food I ate today at lunch with my friend Sarah.  I turned in my two weeks notice today to the director and almost cried.  He told me I could still work part time and could come back full time if I ever decided to and I always had a home there.  Sniff. :(  It will be a good thing for my family for sure but this job and the people I have worked with are like family, we have been through a lot together.  Looks like the next few weeks will be emotional and my last day is April 29th.  Then I will have to hand over my Lieutenant bars and the keys.  April 29th is also my daughters 3rd birthday so we will have a celebration also!  My how life changes!

8:42 average pace with the tribe.  They are gearing up for the OKC marathon next weekend.  I hope they meet their goals!  Went and ate breakfast with Wendy afterwards.  We did a lot of talking and it was good to bond with another woman who is trying to be a better Christian/mother/friend.  We even got emotional and sniffled a little bit. She is an awesome person and I am so excited that she is my friend!  It was really a breath of fresh air.