THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

Don't know the pace on this one but it was downright brisk.  I got my home health visits done early, took my mom out for a later mother's day lunch, then squeezed my run in because I will not be able to tonight--we are under tornado watch and a few have already popped up in western Kansas so I may get called in to staff an extra ambulance on EMS tonight.  That would be cool though, it has only been a little over a week and I already miss it.  Off to hang out with my family and cook dinner.

A few tornadoes got close but nothing hit us and Kansas got out out mostly unscathed.  Unfortunately Oklahoma was not so lucky.  :(

Vanessa was asking to run--she misses her stroller runs and tater tots so today we made up for lost time.  About a mile into our start we ran into another runner named Shelly.  She was super nice so we ran with her for over 3 miles until she turned off and we went to the park so Vanessa could play.  4.73 at a super duper relaxed 11:44 pace. :)

Then, after Vanessa was done playing we ran 5.12 more at 8:34 pace, then dropped into sonic for Vanessa's tots and a diet cherry limeade for mommy.

Hot, humid, windy, yucky.  Beautific tornado weather, horrific running weather.  I had to go for it right after visits at 2:00 in the afternoon or I wasn't going to get a run in this tornadic evening.  I started a speed workout but abandoned it, sadly, 4 intervals later and opted to just get some miles in.  I was just too stressed and miserable to do it right.

8:23 average pace

warmed up two miles 8:56, 8:42, then started my lame windy humid horrible intervals with .25 recovery(not enough, not today) .5 at 6:14 pace, .5 at 6:08 pace, .51 at 6:29 pace(slipping), .51 at 6:27 pace oh FORGET IT already.  I just ran some more miles after this and looked at the gray lowering clouds.  Went home, everyone made it home from school okay and David is home from work and there is a tornado on the ground in Cheney one county west of us.  I'm really glad that I at least got to get a run in.  Off to an evening glued to the weather channel and I really must go stuff some more peanut butter, oats, honey and water into the basement closet.  I can keep a big family alive on peanut butter and water for days in a disaster!!!  Peanut butter is the wonder food!

7:54 AP.  Pleasant evening run with temps in the tolerable 70's and mild wind.  Listened to music and relaxed.  A great run!

7:18 AP.  Another one of those days where I had to pinch and squeeze the time to get the miles in, so I had to go for quality over quantity.  Kept a relaxed pace on the rolling hills and dirt but pushed it a tad.  Felt good!  I seem to handle 7ish pace well in general but about 6:30 pace and under I really struggle with sustainability.  I hope to change that in the coming year!  Will plugging away at continuing to build my aerobic base get me there?  or do I need speedwork to improve my comfort level at faster paces?  What is my optimal training plan?  I am really trying to decide what my best approach is for this year.  I have decided that I would like to run Houston in January--so a lot of time yet to my next marathon.  I really do want to spend some time getting up to speed(literally) and slashing my PR's in shorter races.  A lotta thinking out loud today on my blog....

Wet run today!  Got there early and ran 5 on my own at 7:56 ap, then hooked in with the tribe and ran 10 at 9:14 ap, overall ap 8:46.  It was raining and we were all soaking wet but it wasn't terribly cold until we stopped moving.  It was a good run and it is always fun to have your pace vary a lot on a long run.  I felt free to eat my giant breakfast!  I have a few visits today and then an EMS shift overnight on the north side so it should be rowdy.  I am excited to work an EMS shift--it has been a few weeks!  If it's going to be crazy, be crazy in my area because I am in the mood for it!