Believe to Achieve

Ran an awesome run up 10 percent grade 1100 North to the Canal and headed south (I usually head north to Cedar Hills).  Actually I don't know the grade it is just steep.  A gain of over 270 feet!!!  Anyway went to 400 north in Lindon and on to Locust avenue.  Surprised to see a lawn mower but hey it's Spring.  The canal is such a nice run.  Ran up past Central Elementary, darn more hill cut my pace from 7:31 down from the canal on Locust at 8:12 to 8:25.  Tiring here.  But able to get last mile in at 7:40.  Oh and my pace up to the canal was intense for the grade,  I was trying to push myself on my "Rockie" hill.  Pace there 8:33!!  No change in pace on the steep part, I just dug deep and focused.  Avg pace for 9.7 miles = 8:03.  1/2 mile coold down at 9:52  Ahhhhhh........  Lots of stretching.  Loving the song "Dare you to Move!!!"  from Twilight.  It has the words "Dare you to run!!!"  I take it out of context but hey it works for me. 

Easy, well not so easy, lets just say I went out slow.  Not quite awake.  Slept only 41/2 hours of broken sleep.  I can sleep only from 7 am until 1020 am when I get back, no matter how dark I make my window.  I then get a snack and try again,  it only last like an hour.  Then I try to consider being normal.  Decided to go running when I drop girls to piano for an hour.  Leave car there and started an awesome run up past AF high school around the Developmental Center (across from the Temple) and on to some undiscovered  (by me) trails.  I am so excited!!!  The tree cover helped with the added heat, Can I Say Yikes It Was Warm.  Body was in shock.  Wanted to throw off my over dressed SGM Tshirt, that thick green one from three years ago and run in my bra, but my tummy is WHITE, and not tone, not happening.  Ran the first half rather dazed and amazed at my new discovery, on the way back (I had to turn around as I didn't feel like climbing over a barbed wire fence sleepily) and I was glad with that so I could discover more of the trail.  I felt like I was on a mountain.  They are right below the developmental center and Tri City Golf Course.  It was surreal and I just wanted to go and go but I had to get back to my kids.  Avg pace for 6.2 miles 9:15, had some steep trail climbs and moments of AWE!!!!!, stopping to take it in and watching footing.  Mostly the trail was dirt and rock with grass on the sides but deep in the woods it got steep and you had to side step downward and reach for a tree to hold onto.  I think I am an Ultra Girl!!!  .

7.13 miles in headwinds and cooler weather, yet I still wore my shorts in open rebellion. Come on yesterday a heat wave and I had long sleeves on mistakingly!!   Last 2 miles did some speed work (my you with a good head and side wind)-  800 meters/1/2 mile in 3:13 (6:26 pace) and last mile slower than last week due to fatigue running only 15 hours ago and wind but still acceptable  6:31 .   Average pace for 7.13 miles 7:50!!!!  Yay!!!  Had only an hour to do a workout, wanted to get 10 in but limited on time today due to TMJ dental appt and massage.  The massage was upper body but it still worked wonders for my shoulders and neck.  Now I am off to skills day and then two nights in a row of 13 hour shifts coming up for me.  PS  I got back from my appt and still no husband.  No cars missing.  He shows up at 1150 am sweating and breathing hard.  I had made a comment last night to him that my nurse friend and I find it funny how guys think they don't have to work out and women put a lot of pressure on themselves.  I didn't think he would take it that literally so soon.  He was gone for over two hours.  I am about to course tool his run for him.   He probably did around 13 miles!!!!  Wow, impressive. 

Slow easy run after a nice rain at 1pm.  Love the smell of the air after rain, refreshing, rejuvenating.  Ran 4.65 miles at recovery pace 9:02.  Yay I get to work at the Valley tonight on Mom/Baby.  I hope babies aren't pouring from the skies, as cute as they are.  Three nights off after this.  Rinse and repeat.  

Afternoon run with Kim down South Fork Canyon up 800 north in Orem over to Canal and down 400 North in Lindon.  Ending at the Lindon City Park.  We ran at 230pm in the downpour!!!!!!!!  We both couldn't run in the morning for various weekend engagements and vowed to run in the afternoon.  Of course that is when the expected storm came in.  It was wet.  I was even wetter than SGM last year and it was just under 15 miles!!!!  The canal was of course muddy and I could barely move my hands to look at my watch.  No water and luckily good conversation.  We both felt winded the first few miles.  It was the afternoon affect.  We did manage an average pace of 7:40.  Down the canyon we were at 7:18 to 7:20 at times.  It was difficult cause Kim's garmin wasn't charged and died the first few feet.  I had to course tool it and try to use the numerous markings on the Provo River Trail.  Done.  I want real sleep.  Forever.   Okay I will take eight hours.  Please.