Every night this week I have only had 5-6 hours of sleep. So I went to bed early last night to catch up because I was exhausted. Then I woke up at 3 am and couldn't sleep anymore. So I decided to go running. Went running for 8 miles really slow in the dark and wet as the snow began falling. Sometimes the snow was coming down hard and sideways in my face, so I changed directions. I was wearing sunglasses even though it was dark outside, just to shield the snow. Then I came home and laid down on the couch for a while, enjoying the book "Atlas Shrugged" that I have been listening to. Then my son woke up, and soon I saw the parade of happy kids coming out of Breanne's room after Abe went in dutifully to pull Ali out of her crib. I'm not usually up at that hour and it was fun watching them greet the day with so much enthusiasm and joy, and then burst out in screems of "Daddy" when they noticed me in the living room. We hung out for a while and Nan got up and made some oatmeal, then I put on my dry treks and went back out for another 7 miles. The first 8 took me 1:18. I must have been awake for the second 7 which took me 1:01. The whole run was really light effort and enjoyable, just caught up in the story I was listening to, wanting to keep running all day, but needing to move on with the day. 15.21 Miles - 2:19:46 - 9:11/mile - HR: ? no strap - low, probably 130-135 avg - 2135 FT ascent/descent
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