Believe to Achieve

So ran with stopwatch as I had to be back by exactly 9:20 to go and pick up my sister's daughter from my daughters Junior High CTE class (she is 5 years old and the jr high has them come to learn how to care for kids :D).  She was there an hour.  I had picked her up with My Brooke at 7:50am and brought her to her school.  I got back and ready to run and out the door at 8:40 and some seconds...crud...not much time for many miles I thought....but after feeling quicker than usual in the first few minutes and a frustrating Dr. visit yesterday that left me sleepless last night....pondering many things...I just picked it up after a half mile and decided to run by feel my five miler at a brisk pace. This five miler of  mine is HILLY!!! Oh my.  But I felt strong and nothing was hurting.  I guess two weeks is my body's time post marathon.  The last four miles were done in 27:07.  My last mile (I know where it is from other times I have run this run with a garmin) was a 6:34 :D .  Felt really good.  AP for last four miles with significant hillage-- 6:46.  First mile 7:50.  I think I will run with a watch once a week just to test myself.  I think I am coming back from the dead.  I SOOOOO LOVE FALL.  I was remembering on my drive home from taking Emmy back to her kindergarten....that during the SG marathon I had on my ear phones from mile 13 to 26.25....At mile 24 ....a song came on that just really made me believe in myself.. It is a church song calle "You are a Light on a Hill".  It is powerful and it lifted me from the sadness I was in at that point in the race wondering why this year was so LONG and tough and PAINFUL....I BEGAN TO SING....YUP  I was singing.....and LOUDLY too.  Ha Ha probably caused me those 11 seconds for a 3:06...but you know what ??? I felt amazing and happy for being where I was at that moment.  MIRACLE!!!