AM: (9.5 miles, 1:24:24). I really have no idea how far this was, I did my usual "8 mile" route and added in 10 x :30 pick-ups w/1` recovery. PM: (4 miles easy). Early morning meeting, I had give a short talk this morning ... we are going to be submitting a very big grant in May and I am the director of one of the core's in the project. Very boring - except when I got into a minor "altercation" with one of the other project leaders ... that was exciting. There is a huge memorial (and vigil) going on in the front of the hospital (all of the victims from Saturday are here) -- it is two buildings over from my office and next door to the Cancer Center (where I have a lot of meetings). It is quite sad ... and I couldn't believe how many people were there (not including reports, of which there are thousands). We are in "lock-down" here, many areas are closed off to the public and everywhere you go you have to show your id. There is a big Memorial tomorrow (President and first lady Obama will be here) - so they cancelled the first day of classes tomorrow. This is actually pretty good for me, as Monday is a holiday so I have a whole week before my first lecture now, and I can concentrate on my paper that is due next Tuesday ... the University will be shutting down tomorrow at 2:30 though, I have not decided whether I will be going to the Memorial or watch it from home. I hope you are all having a wonderful week, running strong and staying warm. | 