Believe to Achieve

Early (430am) run before work around my "lit up" neighborhood 1.3 miler.  Roads to myself.  Nice and cool and starry morning.  AP 8:04 for 6.2 miles.  First mile  9:27, last mile 7:17.  Feels great to sleep well, run, then work all day with cute babies in the NICU.  

Got up at 530am (first I got up automatically without my alarm at 0420, guess I am easily trained) and was raring to get on my run but I wanted to see the sun and the leaves.....so I waited.   I was going to wait til my kids were off to school but I was worried the "ready to run" feeling would leave so I left at 6:50am.  IT WAS COLD in my shorts.  I tried to take off quicker than  I usually do and that was a mistake (leg  and back cramps) so I backed off.  Plan was to run 10 but I had to run half then half with a 20 minute break to hang with my 12 year old for breakfast and talk before school.  Ran 5.2 then after the 20 minute break ran another 4.8.  It was then that my joints and head began to hurt.  I felt achy all over, flu-like and then dizzy.  I was noticing yesterday that I hardly drank after my run while I was at work and even ate a very late breakfast considering my run was early.  I think I was quite dehydrated on my run.  The dizziness was tough to run thru and I wanted to throw up but I contained myself and forced myself to finish 10 miles.  I should have hydrated more, ate breakfast and left when the sun was up.  The cold was a surprise.  I was shivering. AP for 10 miles 8:26.  How do you make yourself drink when you are not feeling thirsty?  I felt super hungry yesterday.  I have heard that you are dehydrated if you are that hungry.  Mixed signals.  So confusing.  Now to enjoy the day off and back to work tomorrow.  Yes that is FIVE  12 HOUR shifts in 6 days.  Luckily I have UEA weekend off with the kids. 

Placed on call last night.  So when it was 530am  (instead of my usual pre-work run time of 430am) I thought I better get out and run or they will call me in soon.  I whispered to my husband that I was on call and I would be back and not to worry if the hospital calls I would be in the neighborhood running my loops.  So I was happily running along, more prepared for the  colder weather--headband, nylon pants and sweatshirt, listening to my iPod.  Thought I would run 7 or 8 miles.  Got to six and was ready to do 8 since I felt good running a nice and easy pace.  But then a car slowly pulled up along side me--eeeks,  nope it was just my husband circling the neighborhood trying to find me.  I was called in to work and could only complete 6.6 miles.  I thought about going the distance but really felt I should get in there.  It wasn't terribly busy. They were just short a  PCT so they called in a RN.  It was a nice shift.  I even got to come home early to pack for our vacation.   Yay!!  I have eight days off.  We are going to Disneyland again.  This time minus the TORRENTIAL WINDS AND RAIN FOR 7 DAYS STRAIGHT  in January.  That was a disaster!!  We are looking forward to lovely fall weather and Halloween Haunts with Mickey.  Kids are way excited. And I am glad I won't have to rely on the hotel's TM and run amidst the Palm Trees.  AP for 6.6=  8:37.   

Always loved Halloween but I do NOT love all the TREAT overload.  Everywhere you turn...and so much handed out daily at school even when it is not Halloween.  My joints are all achy...and I am sure it has to do with my poor nutrition lately.  I am going to focus on healthy eating more diligently for the holidays so I can feel better.  Anyway...ran 5.2 miles @ 8:37 this morning.  Have been up since 330am tried to fall back to sleep so got out at 5am.  Was spooked by a lone DOG in the way so had to vary my usual loop.  I yelled for him to go and he turned away but he would keep turning back to me and with the dark it was a little creepy thinking he could "sneak" up on me.  He was a boxer dog with a collar, a male.   I don't take chances.  A friend of mine was mauled by her own "innocent looking" dog she had gotten from a pound in Provo and took back to Oregon.  Her arm is wickedly torn up.  Police shot him but only after his docile presentation turned to a growl as the police approached him.  I still need to buy mace.  Well hopefully my next few runs in Sunny California will be spoiling me.  

The hotel's Fitness Center doesn't open until 7am because it is right next to a guest room.  So couldn't get any miles in without frowns from my kids pouncing to get to Disneyland the first day here.  Do to being so close to the time zone it is also pretty dark here at 600am to 630am (like home) so don't feel comfortable running on these streets in unknown neighborhoods.  BUT of course I got in a LOT of walking time and standing time.  Feet tired from walking in my "zeroes"  the only comfortable sneakers I have left.  Hope I get some miles in this vacation.

Still overcast and misty rain.   Yesterday we had sun briefly.  NO rain:  : ).   This morning I awoke after it had rained.  Got out for a run at 6:52 am on the streets.  Not interested in this Fitness Center.  It is small.  One TM, one elliptical and one bike with mirrors to watch all my caloric sins this trip bounce around in my gut.  No THANKS.  So I braved the slight dimness and ran to Disneyland (2 miles) and thru it   : )   That was a nice run.  Really felt so very easy breathing in the humid misty air.  Could have gone on for many miles  but again I could imagine my kids waiting for me in the hotel room.   They were supposed to sleep in but that just NEVER goes as planned.  We saw World of Color tonight.  IT was so beautiful with the streaming water colors.   We stood in the "you will get wet Zone".  Loved it.  More mist.  And front row seats.  A must see at Disney California Adventure.  AP today 8.1 miles @ 8:19.  Feet very tired this evening.  Another 1/2 marathon of walking around Disney.