Update

:) :) :)

Yep, he's back.
I have been running, but haven't really been tracking it, although I've done speedwork twice and resistance exercises twice, so I'm not off the wagon completely. I'm trying to tighten up my schedule somewhat.

TExas was fun but 37-38C without humidex; we did a lot of walking outdoors and I ran on a TM indoors.

The other big news is that instead of waiting 5 months to see the heart specialist, I saw him yesterday and it looks like I'll be having minor surgery this fall. I'm thrilled, I didn't think it would happen this quickly. There is a small risk of things getting worse, but the odds are very good, possibly better for me because my heart and I are otherwise healthy. All the doctor has to do is cauterize excess electrical tissue. It seems like such a small matter, but that little bit of wayward impulse has made me so tired. It seems to take a week to fully recover from a big episode, and even after a little flutter (like today, ten seconds or so), I feel drained. This heart blip wasn't the only factor that affected my spring training/races, but it was probably more significant than I'd realized at the time.

Meanwhile, I'm running with the dog, and with my husband :) and trying to get the harder workouts in when I can, but without putting any pressure on myself. My only race is the Army Run and possibly the surgery will conflict with that, so I can't set goals. At any rate, we're heading back south for a few weeks, so I get more heat acclimatization.