Believe to Achieve

Ran for first time in quite a while with Kim and Jane.  They had a lot of little vacations and with my work we couldn't quite get our runs to coincide.  I think the last time we ran together was Hobble Creek 1/2.  They were sweet to change our 7 w/2 @ MP to today because  I work tomorrow.  I traded to have Thursday off.  I am leaving for SGM then and will be meeting April there : D.  I have to say I think sugar from cookies and candy corn is getting to me.  I was really good for quite a bit and with the fall and tapering I eased up on goodness but I can tell  I need to get back to no sweets this week except natural sugars in fruits etc...Okay so  I picked up Kim at 5:45am and we drove to Jane's house.  We warmed up two miles (8:02, 7:37, not my traditional slow warmup when I am with them of course).  Then stretched briefly and off we went.  We were a little over the top at first and saw our pace lingering at 6:06 for a while so had to slow it  down.  I always hate that about pacing because then I undershoot and end up with a slower second mile.  But not today.  We got to an even pace and ran a 6:30 first mile and a 6:32 second mile.  OBVIOUSLY NOT MARATHON PACE but it felt easy so we just kept it at that.  Ran a three mile cooldown back to Jane's.  When I got back home I added on another 1.7 miles to get the 9 I wanted.  Ran that quite swiftly with the last .7 miles (mostly uphill) at 6:46 pace.  Felt quite good and could have gone on and on.  Stomach on the other hand is really struggling.  I am not very hungry and have been losing weight.  So I better get over this quickly so I can STORE up my glycogen.  BTW I wore my NEW race day outfit.   I am actually running in a skirt.  My first one ever!!  It has hot pink bloomers in it.  My top is pink and purples with a matching headband.  Gotta look good even if I may not feel good at the end this Saturday!!  FIVE DAYS UNTIL SUB THREE!!  Weather isn't going to stop me!!    AP for 9 miles = 7:15.