THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

Mostly easy in the afternoon with Marcus.  I was pretty tired, but it was good to catch up.

I took yesterday off to try and get some rest and get over this horrid cold, and was definitely feeling better today.  I parked at the downtown Y and jogged down to the river path about 3/4 mile, then hit the gas to the turnaround at 3.5, then backed down a mile or so, then ran brisk the rest of the way back.  It was fun to run fast in the fall air.  I didnt wear a watch but I'm pretty sure it was a sub-7 overall pace because I was done with those 7 miles awfully fast.  Afterwards met up with April(there's another one) and we did about 50 minutes of weights--she used to be a body builder and showed me lots of new exercises. We are gonna get together tonight and I will probably run some on her treadmill while she does stationary bike(she's injured) and our little girls can play together.  Then dinner.  Looking forward to the Aprils hanging out with our daughters.

easy through the pouring rain, no watch

Today was crazy, but I ended up with a teeny little 45 minute window to run.  I hit the treadmill so I could use the Y shower before work.  Warmed up half a mile then one mile in 6:00, half  mile easy, 2 miles at 6:40 pace, half mile easy, half mile at 6:00 pace, 3/4 easy the last 1/4 at 6:00 pace.  I don't know if I was tired or this treadmill was calibrated crazy but the paces were way harder than usual, felt like I was at a dead sprint at 6:00 pace.

I can hardly explain work last night.  I was on my ambulance, at post, a call came out about 1.5 miles a way for somebody  hit by a car on their bicycle, but another unit was closer and took the call.  I got called a few minutes later.  It was one of my former stepsons,  the 18 year old.  he is mostly okay, banged and bruised up and got knocked out, but okay.  He got hit by an SUV at 40mph.  Demolished his bike.  Didn't know what to do with the bike, so finally the other unit threw it into their ambulance and drove it to our fleet building, where it was dumped, ironically, right next to the demolished stretcher from my accident.  Anyways, talked to a few people I hadn't seen in a while up at the hospital, then finished out the night at work.  It was all a little unsettling and I feel strange today.

So anywho, I was stuck on the home treadmill, so I did some button pushing to pass time.  It seems like I'm doing a lot of speedwork lately, but my volume is so low and I am enjoying the lack of pressure, so maybe I am building my 5k engine.

Warmed up 10 minutes, then 5 x 45 secs on/75 off at 5:27 pace, 5 minute jog, 10 x 1 min on/off at 6:00 pace, than cooldown to 7.   Did a little bit of core afterward.  These paces on my home treddy are always a bit frightening...and loud.

I did an hour of weights at the Y with my Mom while Vanessa is in kidzone.  And now I have spent the last few hours looking at my treadmill.  I don't want to run on it.  I want to run outside.  I am so tired of the stupid treadmill.  My running options are:  run on a treadmill, or, be sleep deprived and run outside when Vanessa is in school, when I should be sleeping, because I work at night.  I am being a big baby today.  I think it is just because I am so so tired.  Oh how I long for the day when I can have a normal sleeping schedule.  It is definitely one of those days where I want to be defiant and "quit" running.  I ran so much high mileage and missed so much sleep training for this last marathon, it was a huge effort, and it didn't work out.  I honestly don't know if I can handle that kind of exhaustion again.  Burning the candle at both ends is literally killing me.  A body can only take so much. But now that I have wrote all of this and am feeling sorry for myself I probably will do some easy miles on the treadmill this evening.  I really hate working at night, and I am stuck with it for at least another 5 years.  ugh!

evening:  6. on the mill.  hated every minute, but was quite happy that I did it.  no regrets