Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured

I had a grand total of 4 hours of sleep, 1.5 of which came after 4 am so, I opted to rest and run later.  The plan was for 4  at lunch and then 6 later, but I got stuck at volleyball with my daughter and didn't get home until 10 pm.   

After two late nights, it was hard to get up this morning.   I was wondering how hot it would be last night when I left baseball at 9:15 and it was still 100 degrees.   Temp ended up being 86 and I am not sure what the humidity was, but it was high.  I ran a mile to meet Annette and then we did 6 together and I finished up with 3 on  my own.   We carried water and stopped every 1.5 - 2 miles to drink.  I actually felt better when I started picking up the pace, instead of easy off....interesting.  

Avg Pace 8:50 - last two were sub mp

3 miles during lunch at the Y.  Had a nice time visiting with ladies from the office, which made time fly.

Avg Pace 8:48

Again another busy weekend that forced the long run to mid week.  We started at about 5:30 with temps in the low 80's but humidity at 67% - wow!  What a difference this made.   We ran between my house and Annette's four times and added on a little at the last time we were out by her house.  This gave us easy access to water and bathrooms and since the last time we did 16, I had to make three POP stops.  Not today!  I felt great the entire run.  I kept the first half pretty slow and then began working into a progression run with the last 3 miles fast.  The goal was to be MP, but I have such a hard time pacing, they ended up being too fast.  Glad to have it done!

The last two weeks were pretty crappy, so I am enjoying this week and feeling much better. 

Splits:  9:46, 9:24, 9:22, 9:12, 9:12, 9:10, 9:11, 8:51, 8:41, 8:32, 8:36, 8:23, 8:21, 7:41, 7:32, 7:38

Avg Pace: 8:43

3 easy, easy miles on the treadmill at lunch.  I was unsure how I would feel and had decided that if I didn't feel great, I could walk.   Ended up feeling really well.

Yoga at the Y to finish off the day.  Best class I have been to for a long time.

8 very easy miles this morning.  I got to run with Jenny, which is one of my favorite things to do and it makes me take my recovery days easy, which I am not good at on my own.   Love mornings like this. 

 I am now at work, completely exhausted and trying not to fall asleep....I need to figure out how I can get paid to nap.  Working on that.

I am heading to Lubbock this morning to watch  my son play ball, so we just had time for a few miles.   Annette and I headed over to Dutch Branch/Bryant Irvin hill fest.   This is really one of my favorite routes here in Fort Worth, nice and hilly.   We stopped at the QuickTrip just over half way and grabbed a gatorade and then finished strong.  We ran the second half, which is the harder half, faster than the first and pushed the last long hill.  

Avg Pace:  8:51