Thank you all! it is so nice to be missed

I am back. I took the last week and a half off. I had a massage, got my legs back to feeling better but was just major tired last week and being Holy week there was a lot of church commitments so i used that excuse to recover.
Also there has been a little sandbagging going on around here so I have helped w/ that.

I filled sandbags for 2 hours straight on Tues night. Excellent upperbody/torso rotation workout.

I am back to training and have decided to stick w/ the walk/run program.
Also I am FINALLY outside! whoooo hoooo. I am on the 1.3 mile trail and it really does go so much faster than on the TM or track!
I did a walk/run for 5.2 miles and was able to hold a 11:28 pace and that is outside, some incline (no hills) and wind. So I am very happy w/ that progress (10 min mile by next year is still the goal but I am OK w/ where I am at.)

Oak I LOVED your report. I practiced Zen meditation for awhile - difficult to do but great rewards and it definitely helps w/ the mental stamina

Kacie - keep recovering you put your body through a lot!

Susan - glad to hear the injuries weren't worse and that you could get through the tempo run (which sounded awesome BTW)

Crankin' I loved the report on your run too. Prayers that your DS stays safe
good job on breaking through to the next level

Urlea - good job on plugging through the training. It will pay great dividends