Believe to Achieve

Forgot I needed a long run this week and I work Fri - Sunday 12 hours DAY shifts so no time otherwise.  Had hubby join me up the canyon  for 2 miles up the left fork then 2 miles down then he drove home.  He had daggers in his eyes at his finish.  Then I took off down the canyon on my lonesome to get in a 17 miler.  Foot and back ailing.  The whole nerve down the leg.  Geez.  Seriously most of my running is done by my right leg which FEELS GREAT through everything.  How can this be?   No time for an adjustment just yet.  Every time I think I have time for myself something comes up around the house with the kids and school starting and soccer practice.  The canyon was cool but when I hit the reservoir in the beginning two miles, not in the shade, the heat was on as it was nearing 10am.   The rest of the canyon had spots of shade and tolerable heat as I was taking it easy on this run. Partly due to yesterday and partly due to the fact that I need to enjoy running again and taking it slower is how I will achieve that.  I guess the fact that my back/foot is hindering me plays a major role in my feel good running.  Running slower seems to help.  Here are my splits:  9:48 (love an easy uphill start, in Peru they do as well, just read MichelleL's blog), 8:51 (still ALL uphill and I am pulling away from my dear hubby), turned around at 2.15 miles so the third mile is part REAL steep and the rest down at 7:49, 7:23, 7:08, 7:03, 6:51, 6:44, 6:50, 7:02, WAY HOT NOW !! 7:21, 7:07, time to slow it down this is NOT a race and I just want this run to feel easy. I didn't take any Gu or any fuel so I was left wanting by mile 13.  I did have four water stops (brief).  7:31, 7:30, 7:49, 7:57 really HUNGRY, totally feel depleted of sugar in the veins, last mile  7:31.  DONE.  Thought about one more mile since I was 1/2 mile from my home but WHY?  Enjoyed the slow walk home.  My pelvis and other joints were not happy. I wore my gel cumulus asics shoes.  MUCH better than the mizunos that have NO cushioning whatsoever.  I would not have been able to do this run in those.  AP for 17= 7:33.  AP for miles not including the two uphill--  7:19.  So happy with that.  I think I can at least get another 3:11 out of St. George.  New shoes on the horizon.  Probably Asics that fit.