Believe to Achieve

How does a three miler turn into an 11 miler?  Let me count the ways.  I basically was lovin' the warm weather front and all the fall leaves and colors that I just kept adding on going north on to the canal trail then on to Cedar Hills trailways then Highland trails behind lone peak --- so beautiful and quiet.  Just kept goin' and goin'.   First two miles with Troy.  We parted because I told him I wanted to add more on.  First mile 8:57.  Last mile 7:56.  Takin' it easy.  Average pace for 11=  8:18.  Had some moments when the wind was beneath my wings.  Back and left leg still a slight thorn in my side.  Nothing that a 10 hour sleep can't conquer...just when will that be?  All this talk of the H1N1 is going over the top for me.  Work just called to tell me they have a "drive thru" for employees from AFH to come get it between 3 and 6 pm.  Hope you all got out there today.  Of course you did, unless you just ran a marathon or something : D.

Nada.  Won't bore you with details : D.  Basically too much to do, so little time, even when I am up all night and sleep only three hours :((((. 

Actually slept 7 hours straight last night.  Oh my is that what it is like to sleep ?    Since the weather is too spectacular I dragged my poor husband, literally on  the same run as Monday, but backwards.  So lovely even this way.  But not to Troy in the least.  We ran a slow pace of 9:40 to 10 minute miles to Lone Peak where I let him take the short way back.  I kept going North.  Ran the 11 miler but of course I had to "beat" Mondays time with a surplus of 5 to 7  minutes at this point running very slowly for the first 4.5.  So I picked it up nearly sprinting at the end to come in 24 seconds ahead with a last mile time of 6:24.  Ran a  0.7 mile cooldown in post long run puke mode.  That felt nice.  Then I went to acupuncture for my allergies.  Can't eat for three hours and I am starving already with two hours to go.  Part of the purity of the Sensitivy Removal Therapy I had done.  Next  Wednesday she introduces the perfumes etcc.... that I am highly sensitive too.  I sure hope it works.   Average pace for 11=  8:16.  

Oh my goodness could not sleep longer than three hours.  Got up.  Tried again then gave up.  Decided to try running real easy.  Great weather.  Felt "out of this world" but not as bad as Summer since it is cooler. Pace easy (9:16 for 4.7miles).  Then got home kids home from school.  Got homework happening then taught piano to Brooke then ran out of time.  Back to work....then my glorious three off :D.  

Last night soooooooooo difficult.  But I made it.  Babies help a lot.  Again today slept 3 1/2 hours.  My magic number I guess.  But I am going to try again here in a few minutes.  No running today.  Feel worse than yesterday "out of this world" like.

Ran a nice 13.41 mile loop  (my 11 miler from earlier this week with a nice add on by going up to 1100 north by way of Manila Elementary, 1800 north, and on to the canal, big hill) with Melanie and Kim.  Conversed a lot and still maintained a steady pace with significant uphills, including one we added on up 700 north to the temple and to Kim's.  Felt good, but still not much sleep last night.  We left at 7:25 for this run.  Nice weather after the ran storm last night.  FALL LEAVE smells  AHHHHH!!  Avg pace for 13.41=  8:09.