Practice To Suffer So Racing Becomes Easy

Morning: 3 miles on the treadmill to shake out the legs + core work and a few lifts

Afternoon:  7.2 miles in town to avoid the 20-30 mph wind gusts. 

Morning:  15 miles around Janesville while Jen and Jameson did the grocery shopping.  Average pace 7:05 with swirling winds, seemed like I couldn't catch a tail wind today. 

I had an eventful night due to a possible break in our home.  I went to bed around 8:00 feeling kind of lousy; I woke up with my 3^rd head cold in the past 3 months.  Jen locked up the house and was 100% sure she locked everything up.  Around midnight the alarm started going off, I ran across our bed leaped into the hallway ready for battle.  As I went running down our hallway I caught my shoulder on Jameson's door frame, which now aches.  I managed to stay on my clumsy feet as I flew into the kitchen yelling what most movie directors would consider an outstanding war cry, to find our door from the house to the garage and basement door open.  I heard no footsteps or commotion, but grabbed the phone and immediately dialed 911.  I shut the basement door and threw the latch on it in case someone was in the house.  The police showed up in less than 5 minutes and did a search around the parameter of the house.  An officer did a search in garage and basement.  All other doors were locked and secure with no sign of forced entry.  The garage door was shut and from the time the alarm went off to me flying into the kitchen I'm guessing it was less than 10 seconds!  I learned today that when my fight or flight response is activated I'm 100% a fighter!  Although, I'm pretty sure my fight would have been useless if the intruder had more dangerous intentions.  Jen still claims she locked all the doors; however with no forced entry into our garage I think this was a false alarm.  My best guess is that after Jen locked the doors Jameson went around and unlocked them when she was getting ready for bed.  The wind was blowing hard so if the door wasn't fully shut a draft might have blown it open.  Needless to say neither of us got much sleep.  We have both been on edge due to a neighbor having a break in last year. 

So with lack of sleep, Jen being on edge, and the head cold I decided to skip out on my teacher conference and run a 15 miler instead :-)  I had to sneak this one in a different city though; Fort is too small to take the risk of someone seeing me out running while I'm supposedly at home too sick! 

 Night Run:  3.7 very easy with Jen and Jameson in the stroller.  + Coach J routine

Afternoon:  Core exercises and lifts

Night:  12 miles relaxed easy pace 7:48 avg.

Afternoon:  3.5 miles + 6 strides

Night:  8 easy miles 

Morning:  5 easy miles on the treadmill

Afternoon:  Coach J exercises, core, and lifts

Decided my body needed a break today and so I skipped my evening run.  I probably would have run, but Jen didn't get home until late, which left me a small window to get a solid run and then get to bed early enough to get my 8 hours of sleep.  I've become afraid to push the stroller w/Jameson now that he weighs 40 lbs!  The stroller really messes with the stride.  I can't afford to mess with my stride due to all the nick knack sore spots I have right now.   

Afternoon:  Core

Evening:  6 miles easy running through 3-5" of snow

Afternoon:  22 miles on country roads battling a 15 mph N wind and rolling hills.  Ran the last 8 at an up tempo pace (not quite mp pace, but not easy pace either).  The last 8 were all into the wind or fighting with a cross wind & lots of hills: 6:25, 6:53, 6:45, 6:50, 6:34, 6:35, 6:36, 6:37.  Avg. Run pace 7:07

I'm praying don't get the 24 hr. flu my wife just went through.  Trying to keep my hands away from my eyes and I'm washing 24/7.

Night:  4.5 on the treadmill