Practice To Suffer So Racing Becomes Easy

Morning:  15 miles around Janesville while Jen and Jameson did the grocery shopping.  Average pace 7:05 with swirling winds, seemed like I couldn't catch a tail wind today. 

I had an eventful night due to a possible break in our home.  I went to bed around 8:00 feeling kind of lousy; I woke up with my 3^rd head cold in the past 3 months.  Jen locked up the house and was 100% sure she locked everything up.  Around midnight the alarm started going off, I ran across our bed leaped into the hallway ready for battle.  As I went running down our hallway I caught my shoulder on Jameson's door frame, which now aches.  I managed to stay on my clumsy feet as I flew into the kitchen yelling what most movie directors would consider an outstanding war cry, to find our door from the house to the garage and basement door open.  I heard no footsteps or commotion, but grabbed the phone and immediately dialed 911.  I shut the basement door and threw the latch on it in case someone was in the house.  The police showed up in less than 5 minutes and did a search around the parameter of the house.  An officer did a search in garage and basement.  All other doors were locked and secure with no sign of forced entry.  The garage door was shut and from the time the alarm went off to me flying into the kitchen I'm guessing it was less than 10 seconds!  I learned today that when my fight or flight response is activated I'm 100% a fighter!  Although, I'm pretty sure my fight would have been useless if the intruder had more dangerous intentions.  Jen still claims she locked all the doors; however with no forced entry into our garage I think this was a false alarm.  My best guess is that after Jen locked the doors Jameson went around and unlocked them when she was getting ready for bed.  The wind was blowing hard so if the door wasn't fully shut a draft might have blown it open.  Needless to say neither of us got much sleep.  We have both been on edge due to a neighbor having a break in last year. 

So with lack of sleep, Jen being on edge, and the head cold I decided to skip out on my teacher conference and run a 15 miler instead :-)  I had to sneak this one in a different city though; Fort is too small to take the risk of someone seeing me out running while I'm supposedly at home too sick! 

 Night Run:  3.7 very easy with Jen and Jameson in the stroller.  + Coach J routine