THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

1:47:25/8:20 average pace.  Felt great.  It stormed all night and was still pretty cool this morning.  It heated up during the run but not too bad.  First "long" run since January.  Took it easy and felt better and better as the run went on.  Was cruising quite happily the last few miles--could've kept going easily.  I have come to the conclusion that one of the problems with my 5k is I am not warming up enough.  Next 5k I am going to do an experiment and put in a a good 25 minutes of jogging right up until the start of the race with a few strides.  Splits today 9:32/8:42/8:47/8:33/8:31/8:36/8:15/8:09/7:58/8:06/7:57/7:45/last .88@7:23 pace.  10 minutes of abs with Denise Austin afterwards.

A true recovery run today.  Legs are tired--not sore, just tired.  I ran at a whopping 9:51 average pace :)  How's that for taking it easy?  Actually felt very refreshed and rested afterward.  Off for a big breakfast with family and then another day at work.

9:12 average pace.  Slow but not as slow as yesterday!  Still taking it easy--legs are enjoying the break and so am I.  I am really putting in the miles this week so need to take it easy.  Have to work until midnight and then get up at 4am tomorrow to get ready and drive to Hutchinson for a clinical beginning at 630am.  Yuck.  12 hour clinical and then drive all the way home.  If I get a run in tomorrow, and that's a big "if", it will be a very short one in the evening.  Husband is at a meeting right now--they called him in to meet with the plant vice-president--we think it is to lay him off but don't know for sure.  I am eagerly awaiting his call to see what happened. Sigh.

Update:  laid off effective immediately.  we anticipated this as a possibility so it is not a complete shock

worked 11 hours.  came home. slept 3 hours. got up. drove for an hour and a half, did an 11 hour clinical. drove home an hour and a half.  my feet and back hurt and I am deliriously tired.  no run today for fear I might break something if I try it :).  I'll be back at it tomorrow morning after a good night's sleep!

Since my husband is home I got to sleep in today.  I slept for 10 HOURS.  I cannot remember the last time I slept that much.  Laid in bed for a while after I woke up and listened to the thunderstorm.  It was pretty relaxing.  Ran 6.03 miles with Vanessa in the stroller at 9:14 average pace, then let her play at the playground while I stretched and drank a bottle of water.  Then we got the mail and I brought her home and ran 4.47 more on my own at 8:57 average pace--mostly because I ran the last half mile fast because I was really thirsty and wanted to get home and get some water.

9:03 average pace.  Did one fast mile and "made it count" in 6:37.  Felt very good during the fast mile--was in a comfortable rythm, could've easily sustained the pace--I will be looking for that rythm in my 5k next week.  Off to another clinical today--but it least it does not start so early, is not very far away, and should be over in 9 hours as opposed to 11 or 12.  Good luck to all those running races today!