It is all about perspective though; this morning's 8 degree temps were practically balmy.

It is about perspective.  It is 10 degrees here right now, and people are dancing in the streets because it seems so "warm"!

Feel better D!

Hi proud mama!

Zel, I have been anixously awaiting the 3rd edition of Daniels as well, but maybe I will go the route you did.  What is the cost of it on HK?  it was $15.84 for a time on Amazon, but last I checked was up to $19.xx.  Not that it matters if they keep pushing the stupid date back!

What up doe everyone else!

As for me, I got in 6.5 and figured out where this new pain is coming from on my foot in the process.  I initially thought it was the Super J 33's I have been wearing but realized (while running, I love it when that happens!) that I have been wearing my snow boots for four consecutive days.

I wear a size 11 but these particular boots are a 10, which I can sometimes get away with but wearing them for so much time apparently started affecting me.

I wore my DST's to run in today just as a precaution and also wore a different boot so I should be good to go once my foot realizes it can move freely again.

I am just so glad it was nothing else, phew!

10 miles on a treadmill, don't know how you can stand it, Step!  Hope your workout went well.

Gee, Zelanie, no run until 8 pm, it must've been dark as all get-out by then, especially with it raining.  Stay safe out there!

So sorry to hear about your grandmother, Andrew.

10 degrees in Miami would probably have to be declared a disaster, Damaris, folks there probably don't have the appropriate clothing for that type of weather.  National Guard, FEMA, etc, would have to airdrop and truck in winter clothes, blankets, etc,  for everyone!

How do you zone out in a pool, Kristin?  Wouldn't that contribute to potentially drowning? 

Lol scotty I guess it was the opposite of zoning out...I was so zoned into my technique and breathing (trying really hard to "breathe into the pocket" and do alternate side breaths) that I forgot to keep track of laps. I realized I had stopped counting and just said screw it instead of trying to figure out what I'd done.

Morning dailies. Hello SIAR!

 

Lily, congrats to your DS on his birthday.

 

Last night was my DD's first swim lessons of this little season. We do parent/child since she's still very young. She looks a little older than she is, so I think her instructor thought that she could do more. She's only 19 months old so she doesn't get the counting down and jump in the pool. I just try to count down and let her see me and then slip her in to the pool. She looks around the whole time like "There are kids everywhere!" except without the talking because she can't say too much yet.

 

I did find out some sad news after I got home. I found out that my Grandmother passed away unexpectedly. She's the wife of my Grandpa who passed away in November. It's strange how couples like that who live forever pass away within months of each other. I think the unexpectedness has stung my mom. I think death puts life in to perspective, and can help you build better relationships.

 

On the running side, I did my first Daniel's Plan A Interval workout. I did 10 min Easy, then 4 x (4 min I + 3 min recovery), then 10 more min Easy. It was a good run.

I am sorry about your grandmother, to both you and your Mom.

Andrew - My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

I'm saying it was 10 miles in 90 minutes, but I'm not positive because the first TM I was on was screwed up. It told me I'd been running for an hour when I hadn't even been in the building that long.

What I know I did was this:
Pyramid intervals:
5:00 @7.0 (8:35, GMP)
5:00@7.5 (8:00, HMP)
5:00@7.8 (7:42, 10kP+:05)
3:00@8.0 (7:30, 5kP+:05)
2:00@8.2 (7:19)
1:00@8.5 (7:00, 3kP)
2:00@8.2
3:00@8.0
3:00@7.5
7:00@7.0
Equal time recoveries at 5.8-6.1 (10:20-9:50)

I was wiped out at the end. Even the last half-mile of my cooldown was a struggle.

I was wiped out at the end. Even the last half-mile of my cooldown was a struggle.

Excellent!  And take it easy at your test Friday, we cannot have you being thrown around for some stupid belt what with all the running you have planned. 

Rest day. I'm impressing myself taking more days off.