Believe to Achieve

Ran to school to watch Amber receive a creativity award then ran back home.  Ran with husband for over four miles.  Pace slow.  Waking up pace.  Still recovering from the two night shifts and yay I get to go back in tonite then Wednesday and Thursday nite.  Never a dull moment.  Pace 8:25.

Very achy.  Got sent home early (midnight) last night but didn't fall asleep until 2am.  Felt flu-like as  I started out with husband (lucky for him) so first mile was a 9:26.  Asked Troy if he wanted to run to the canal and run down it.  I was really expecting a firm "no" but instead I got "sure".  So I made my body perk up as best I could as 1100 North to the canal is steep!!  The achiness subsided briefly after we reached the plateau of the canal but waxed and waned throughout run until last mile.  I took care of a patient that half her family that visited were heavy smokers (all the nursing staff were affected) so I think I got some fume exposure intensely.  Even with my nose plugs in I could smell them.  It hit my head and then it was over.   Lucky for me it was my turn to be sent home if overstaffed.   Anyway, it was a warm spring-like run and the canal was muddy in parts so it made for interesting footing and we ran half the time on the side so as to avoid extreme mud conditions but all in all it was nice to be back on the canal.  It slowed our pace but I was proud of Troy as he wanted to keep on the trail when I thought we were turning toward home.  So it became an 8.4 miler.  Pace 8:57.  Last mile 7:14!!  Congrats to my dear husband for sticking it out.  He is competitive so I know he has it in him to become a great runner!!  He played soccer for years, it is his passion.  He is very good. So running is in there. I still feel very achy.  Time to try some advil/ibuprofen. 

First ran by self for 4 miles at 8:03pace.  First mile 8:38 then a burst of energy apparently to get my pace to that average.  Then out for 3.13 with husband  (8:54 average), last mile 8:19.  Tired this leg.  Sore and leg muscles tight from planting Alaskan Daisies my neighbor gave me as he was tilling his garden.  I have been coveting them for the last few years so of course I had to take some and plant them.  Troy just so happened to till the earth and take out flowers/shrubs I didn't want an hour before hand so I had a perfect spot for them.  Can't wait to see if I can keep them just as beautiful.  They grow to at least 3 feet high!!!! 

Post night shift afternoon run after 4.75 hours of sleep.  Ran 4.2 miles at 8:30 pace.  Nice warm run!!!  Really tired as I leave for second shift at Utah Valley Pediatrics.  Just brain tired, will snap out of it soon.  Hopefully.  Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.  Got my 19.7 mile run planned with Melanie Saturday morning.  Yahoo!!! 

Wow, we did it.  Melanie and I left at about 610 am in the freezing, butt cold weather with our gatorade and water in our hand (forming icicles as we ran, no kidding) on the canal trail starting at Lone Peak High School then running to and just past the Orem Soccer Park and back.  We started to thaw out around mile 15.  Our water we left on the way out was frozen when we got back.  Like we knew it was cold but we didn't think it could be THAT cold.  Needless to say our pace before the turnaround as ice ladies was 9:04 and 8:45 on the way back.  Like we did everything we could to just be in survival mode, no overdoing it.  Our sweat froze, actually I don't think we really sweated much.  Now I am in Anaheim CA with my family on a trip to Disneyland and the weather here is balmy.  Ahhhhh...  I can't believe the difference.  The greenery is refreshing to see.. we flew here this afternoon.   We plan to hit Disneyland, Sea World and the beach.  Oh and I should get a few runs in with my shorts on...now that sounds so much nicer.