Believe to Achieve

Okay since I have a time restraint (IV therapy here in a few minutes) I got myself out of bed to my alarm at 5:50am.  Listened for howling wind.  None that I could hear through my walls.  So I slowly but surely pulled myself up and out the door-- BRRRRRrrrrr!!  Plan was 10 miles and get back in time to see Courtney off to school at 7:30.  I started per garmin at 6:16am and did those loops I do around my neighborhood.  It is a rolling hill course for 1.3 miles.  I ran it in reverse direction today to give myself some variety.  It's just too dark to run outside my little perimeter at this time and by the time daylight struck I was in a groove so I just torchered myself running the same loop.  I was planning on going easy but when at mile one I was at 8:38 and mile two at 7:59 (when I thought I was running a 9:30 pace) I just kept going at what I felt was easy.  Suddenly I am at 7:46  for mile three then 7:25 for mile four (in between not looking at my watch) and still not working too hard so I decided to see where it took me-- the next mile was 7:09 and I am like hey what's the hurry and how come this feels good?  Its freezing out and WINDY, what am I doing?  Well like Forrest Gump I just kept running seeings how it was working for me.  The next mile was 7:08, then 6:58.  Okay let's take it down and see how I feel.  The next mile I slowed but apparently I then sped up, the recovery allowed me to feel even better, 7:18,  then 7:13, 7:07.  AP for 10 miles=  7:28.  I haven't done that in a WAYYYYYYY LONNNNNNG time.  Seriously like back in May.  I felt great.  Came indoors to see if Courtney was getting ready then headed back out for a short cool down.  I felt so good that I ran two miles.  Came back inside and my other two girls were up early. Brooke was playing the piano.  Not needed quite yet so I headed out once more and tagged on two more miles.  I seriously felt like I could go on for at least 20 miles total.  But I constrained myself and stopped at 14 miles.  The last four miles were a cooldown.  AP 8:19.  The first mile was 8:55 but then I just felt so darn good I couldn't slow down.  Who knows why.  Hope I feel like this every day.  One can only hope.  It doesn't end here.  I felt so energetic I did 12, 10, 8, 8, 12 pushups with the ball, side plank, front plank, arms (flys, shoulders, biceps, triceps).  Finished off by vaccuming after IV therapy.