THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

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10 post 4 loops and then the fun began

Missed a few days.  Rough life days.  Made  20 post 4 laps before opening the day attempting to resuscitate a 3 month old while mom screamed.  She didn't make it.  Ugh.  It's s blessing my baby is strong, vigorous, and doesn't sleep well

rough days lately but back on the horse.  7 stroller miles in a humid 74 degrees.  Val loved it!!  With her taking to the stroller like that, my running opportunities just expanded enormously!

i was acting as supervisor today.  Got in 2 on the treddy downtown and then needed to go help a crew on a critical call

barely had the radio handed to me and town blew up.  No run

stroller miles.  Forgot how hard of work it is in a Kansas headwind!

at the Y.  2 on the treadmill, one of which was 6:40 pace.  Just wanted to see if I could even run a mile under 7 minutes.  2 miles on the indoor track.  Long run tomorrow!

did a babysitting swap.  10 with my music.  Enjoyed it immensely

20 post 4 laps.  Tired and zero desire to run circles so bargained with myself for a minimal 4 miles.

first 4 were speedwork on the mill.  400-800-1200-800-400 with 400 recovery jogs between.  6:22, 6:31, and 6:40 pace.  Got close to the puke zone but felt good to ratchet up the speedwork.  Then drove to the park and did a 4 mile easy stroller run with Val

Y treddy.  8 x 1/4 on/off at 6:22 pace.  1 mile cooldown

10 post 4 loops and then it started

Y treddy.  Rainy outside.

3 minute warm up

4 x 60 seconds on/off at 6:18 pace

3 minute jog

7 minutes 6:40 pace

4 minute jog

4 x 60 secs on/off 6:18,  cooldown 5 minutes

treddy again.  I'm just a treadmill speedwork ing fool.  5 minute warm up.  15 x 1 min on/ off from 6:40 to 6:18 pace, 5 minute cooldown.  I am getting skinny, and my baby is quite fat.  :)

30 post 4 loops.  Took about 4 miles to shake the junk out of my legs from the last two days of speedwork

y treddy. Meant to do a full ladder but was spent after the 5.

3 min warm up, 1 on 6:18, 1 off, 2 at 6:27, 1 off, 3 at 6:35, 2 off, 4 at 6:40, 3 off, 5 at 6:49, 3 off, 1at 6:18, 1 off, 2 at 6:27,  threw in the towel and cooled down to 5 miles.

A little frustrating to choke and not finish the descent of the ladder, but all of these paces are probably faster than my current realistic 5k pace so I probably just ran them a little too fast and thus had to tap out

stroller miles

Clearly this was a low key local race in which no competition showed up, thus the win.  Very nice, well organized.  Kinduva last minute impulsive decision to drop in.  I procured a baby holder and jogged and did a few sprints 5 minutes before the start. Then I ran.  It was nice to bust the rust off and actually a better time than I expected with my current lack of fitness.  It's a start.  As soon as I finished I had to get in the car and drop off one daughter and then the baby was screaming so I went straight home. My very kind friend who served as a baby holder with her husband picked up my winnings for me--$100 and a trophy.  I cannot complain about that!  I'm thinking of getting an exercise bike to build aerobic base.  I can fit it in my upstairs apartment, it won't bother the neighbors or wake the baby, and it can help me out on those days when I can't stroller run or work precludes me from running laps, and I can maybe spend more time than 30-40 minutes on a treadmill.

Post 4 laps