Believe to Achieve

Ran with Troy for 5.13 in icy snow. Pace 8:59 (stopped watch when waited for Troy but still went slower to stay closer to him). Ran a second loop at a 7:55 pace. I love the post-snow runs. It makes it an adventure. 1/2 mile cool down.

Ran 4.16 with husband in the FROZEN TUNDRA!!!!!  Holy Cow!!!  Brrrrrrrrr!!!! I went another 1.32 without him.  He fell but didn't tell me as I was a few strides ahead but noticed a wet mark on his sweats.  He said "I'm fine".  He likes to be the tough guy.  No emotion (about falling).  I can still feel the effects of the inversion, the cars all smell awful getting into my lungs.  I need to be up in the mountains.  Pace with hunny (8:29) pace on own 7:52.  Glad I got out there.  But glad it is over.  My chest still feels tight.  Running felt fine (thanks to endorphins) it is a muscle tightness like I get with fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue.  Hope it passes soon.  

Three night shifts in a row started last night.  And busy busy busy I was.  So too overwhelmed to consider running plus too involved in the second book of the Twilight series New Moon, couldn't put it down after waking with only five hours of sleep before going into to work again.  Bye running, for now (just two days off)

Done with that stupid (but intoxicating) book. Don't have the third in the series so I am safe from distractions today. Actually slept five hours got up for two and 1/2 then slept again for almost three. My dreaming was distracting as I dreamt about immortality and true love. Wish I felt like running. Body extremely fatigued, brain the culprit. It doesn't like sleep deprivation. It likes to sleep at night not during the day. One more night alleluyah!!! My sister in law had her baby right before my shift so I get to take care of her just after delivery and my very adorable nephew weighing in at 8 pounds 12 ounces. This should help the night pass more quickly.

Just had to get out and run even though for some reason  I couldn't sleep my usual first five hours.  It was broke sleep.  I woke at 1000am then struggled to get back to sleep but stayed in bed until noon.  Just got in my running gear and got out there.  Felt better and better as I went out.  Actually used my new running shoes for the first time (Christmas present ).  Loved them but probably pay for running over nine miles in them without first getting used to them by walking around in them for a few hours.  They are the same make and model so shouldn't be too much difference.  I did a hard run up 1100 north to the top for the Rockie Moment at the top and I even went to the base of the trail up there and turned around.  I ran a good pace considering the major uphill.  Ran and Ran to get out the two days off kinks. Pace 8:18 average for the 8.65 miles.  1/2 mile cool down at 9:02 pace.  I feel utterly and completely mentally depleted.  Two more hours until bed for me. 

Kim and I ran our long run together ( in the hours just before sunrise, arghhh).  She wore a garmin, I wore my usual lap watch.  The course tool put me at 8:28 average pace.  Her garmin 8:45.  How?  Our fastest mile was 7:44 on her garmin, slowest 9:10. I am just trying to figure this out.  We did meet and my course was longer but she helped me to go faster so what is the deal?  I suppose the cold plus my three night shifts in a row and no sleeping well at all last night just made it seem like I was putting forth more effort, but for calculation purposes I am going to my course tool average since that is what I have been going by.  We shall see when races come up how well my running has been this Winter.  I have actually run with people with their garmins and some would read a fast mile and I would be like my idea for the mile from ones I mapped out is here (another 20 or so seconds down the road), so now it is the opposite.  The garmin made me slower.  

I guess I sort of figured it out.  I ran .82 miles longer than her and at a 8:00pace.  Quick when I started due to freezing temps (tried to warm up) and quick to end (glad it was over).  This makes up some of the discrepency.  Getting over it.  Just trying to see if I GOTTA GET A GARMIN......NOT!!! (yet at least).