Believe to Achieve

Since my 445 am  20 mile run Friday morning I have slept only 16 hours (avg 4 hours a day, during the day, mainly) including todays three hours.  I knew I should just kick back and rest because somehow someway I am going to get that sleepin' feeling.  You see I haven't been tired, more hyper.  Almost ADHD.  That's why some ADHD people improve when they get on a schedule with good sleeping.  I am not ADHD just sleep deprived.  But I am functioning better than I ever had with little sleep unless I have an impending 1/2 marathon to "conquer".  So.... I broke down and took a higher dose of a antianxiety pill I rarely take and "voila" I slept another 3 1/2 hours this afternoon.  Alleluyah!!  Skipped on running.  Did the mommy carpool kids to dance thing and make dinner.  Not sure of my plan Saturday other than start out easy as to not "zap" my adrenaline and gain on myself over the course.  Kinda wish I was running Antelope instead, an endurance run works better for me.  But I need to help my speed for Ogden.  Goal there is probably 3:15.  Plan to run a brief tempo with total miles at 10 tomorrow.  Busy day with Visiting Teaching, Orthodontist, and work again for two in a row.  Miles this week will dwindle as I better conserve or be roadkill at the race.  ALSO forgot to mention that I started doing upper body work (its been over 8 years) Saturday night at work.  I brought 3 pound weights there and took 15 minutes to work the arms.  I knew I had to start with the arms as after I ran the other day I was doing "air lift" weights with my arms (no weight except body) and my muscles were burning.  I talked to Kim and she told me to do some guy pushups.  She could only do 10 at first and now can do over 30.  I took the guy pushup test and sadly could ONLY DO 2,  that's right 2, very wimpy!!  I then did 10 girl ones.  Since Saturday, and especially at Monday's SW on the Mill my arms were  sooooo sore.  Pretty funny and pathetic considering they were ONLY 3 pound weights.  So, I am going to get serious now and work on my upper body and core.  Perhaps this will help my form and improve my speed?  Time will tell.  Did a brief arm work out last night at work, same weights and could do 3 boy pushups before bed this morning followed by 10 girls and then 3 boy then 10 girls.  Maybe it has to do with sleep deprivation and muscle power.  This post is getting too long.  END.