Believe to Achieve

Got my "can" out at 650am.  Alarm off at 630am.  So thought I should roll over but had too much to do today with mom in town and a ortho appt.  Ran up to the canal on 1100 North at  (The Big Hill, 8:56 pace) and today I wanted to go south so I did all the way to 1600 north in Orem where there I found my gatorade/powerade drop off from this past Summer's 20 miler with Josse and Melanie. It was well hidden so not even touched just some weeds trying to grow around it.  So I took no thought but for a moment to swig some down, nice and icy to match the air.  Brrr it was this am.  I wore this huge pull over wool-like old jacket (given to me by an old high school beau years ago, 1987).  So that kept me warm and made the run bearable.  My nostrils burned for the first bit of the run I almost turned around to get tissues to stuff in there to keep em' warm.  That feeling passed thankfully.  I again felt strong on this run.  I think it is because it is soooooo freezing that running fast keeps me warm (kind of like if you fall into cold water it is bettter to keep movin' or you would die real quick).  First mile 8:40.  Last mile 6:58.  Cooldown 1/2 mile @ 8:18 pace.   Faster by only 2 1/2 minutes on the way back since I had the big downhill for 1 mile there.  Phewww!!  Surprised avg pace still below 8 even with 9.4 miles on the dirt trails.    : DDDD!!!   So total mileage 13.45 miles at 7:57 pace.  Going to eat well.  Feeling really good.  Sleep really helping my running.  Finally.

Cedar Hills again. Skipped the part on the canal (tired of frozen clay running after yesterday) so route shorter thankfully.  10.49 miles at exactly 8:00 pace.  This is that very hilly route so I am good with this time.  My pace has improved on this run by 18 seconds per mile at what I would consider a comfortable pace.  Not pushing it.  Surprised first mile 8:20.  Last mile 7:45.  I got my braces adjusted yesterday with new elastics to bring my front top teeth all together and I am suffering with a terrific sinus like pulsating intense pressure in the forehead, temples, bridge of nose and of course the teeth.  It was ailing me in the run.  The headache is making me dizzy with some fuzzy vision.  This happened in August and lasted a week.  I at least stopped the tech from putting in the latex elastics.  She almost had them all the way on when I stopped and asked her.  She left the room and came back and said "sorry, there is a bag here just for you, of latex free elastics".  What a pain I am.  Glad I don't have to fight the fatigue that problem caused me in August.  Latex allergy is not fun.  Anyway, body felt fine brain not so, so this was a mediocre run cause I couldn't enjoy it very much with the pain.  The last mile was a good one knowing I could complain at home to my mommy who is visiting for one more day.  I am thankful for moms.  Oh and I also didn't sleep well as Brooke, my nine year old threw up all over the place and we (Troy and I) had to do the big spray/hose down at midnight and I hadn't been able to sleep because of the pain.  Brooke is home from school today.  Lucky ducky as my mom spoiled the grandkids by buying them a Wii  yesterday for their birthdays (Aug, Oct, Dec).  Brooke gets to play with it while the others have to go to school.  But not before I get her to do her homework and piano.  I am not that much of a pushover.  She is feeling better btw.  Sorry long post.

A couple of words  :  the Wii  got Mii.  Yah that's right grandma spoilin' my kids with the wii.  I play a little bowling getting into the moves like I am really there and this morning my left leg/hip/foot is ailing----sciatica!!!!!  I am such a wimp.  My nerves have a memory and those moves are not running form!!  Nonetheless I had to drive my mom to the airport after getting the kids all to school and hubby had an interview right by the airport so I stayed with him.  We didn't get back from SLC until 230.  We had a nice lunch on Subway and it was there that we learned my husband really wasn't hallucinating when he saw a bright light in the sky, brighter than lightning and slightly longer.  The Subway counter guy said "Are you all having a nice day?  Did you hear about the Meteor that flew over us last night?"  I started to laugh in surprise.  Troy only a few hours earlier was telling me the story of how last night he was watching "A Haunting" and then for some reason he looked outside and at the same moment, apparently, that the meteor flew over him.  His second thought,  (after realizing it wasn't lightning because there were no clouds in the sky) was that a spaceship had landed somewhere  : DD    I soooo wish I were awake for that.  Anyway time slipped away and so did my run.  I work in a 1/2 hour so I only got in three.  Could have squeezed 3 more but honestly my left buttock is a buggin' thanks to the Wii getting to Mii!!!  3.07 @ 8:30.  

So did not feel awake enough to run.  But forced myself because I could not fall asleep after sleeping 3 1/2 hours.  Eating crappy playing a role in my sleeping along with staying up all night.  Plan to fix that starting now.  First mile slow at 8:40.  Really thinking I was going faster but brain still back in bed.  Was freezing with head band and gloves two nylon shirts and shorts with capris sweats.  This is how I get when I am tired.  So I was really wanting to be done.  But when I got to Kim's (hoping she was home so I could do a wake up speed work on her TM, but she wasn't) I felt warm enough to take off my capris and wear shorts.  Eventually I could take off my gloves and fold up my head band.  The cold was just sleep deprivation.  It was chilly but not that chilly, the sun was out and it was 1pm.  Anyway I managed to pick up decently even on the steep uphill climb to the canal via 2600 north across Canyon Rd (the private drive to it).  Kept going and felt good enough now to get my 10 in.  Ran to Battlecreek drive and there did the first mile of the Strawberry Days 5 K as a little speed.  I was distracted by dodging cars and changing songs on my ipod and running on very uneven old sidewalks to avoid the sloping roadway that could cause anIT injury.  The mile was fair given those distraction (6:12, which was mile 8-9).  I ran well home.  Last mile 7:20 felt easy.  1/2 mile cooldown at 8:18 pace.  Total mileage 11.35 at 7:58 pace.  Finally awake and again freezing.  Off to a hot shower.  Work tonight and  then its off to see New Moon at 1030am with Troy.  I got someone to come in for me at 3am after she sees the midnight showing of New Moon.  I am so thankful for that.  

ZippO ZerO  Nada.  Yup after working until 445am (replacement late after she watched new moon with a bunch of friends) and then we got a sick kid so I stayed longer and slept from 515am to 830 then again from 9am to 10am then rushed to New Moon at 1030am (which I enjoyed wasted as I was).  Began to get terribly nauseated from lack of sleep that I went home and slept from 130 until 330 grossly, awareness sleep.  Could hardly get out of bed from the nausea,  and gross all over feeling from lack of sleep, not sickness.  Bummed I never once felt that running was a good idea so I guess I take a break day yet not feeling like a break.  So hope to sleep tonight.  Going long with Mel and Kim at 6am in the bitter cold.  

Ran in the warmer Saturday morning temps than expected for 2.25 miles @ 8:07 pace and arrived back to my home to meet Melanie just walking up to my house for our 15 miler.  Ran up to meet Kim and then ran up to the canal on the big up hill.  Ran to 1600 North.  Mileage here 15.31 @ 7:55 pace.  Kim said pace could be slightly quicker as her was on auto stop and sometimes it doesn't stop when she does, but we only stopped briefly twice (two minutes twice). Total mileage 17.56 @ 7:56.   Was still quite nauseated from yesterday so ate and drank very little. Glad it wasn't freezing out but hands are frozen as I write this.  Need to get in the shower.  Kids up early when I  got in the house as Troy accidentally had the dance schedule wrong.  He thought they needed to be there at 830am but I told him about three times it was 930 am.  That must have been three times he "tuned me out", as husbands often do : D.  Anyway busy day, dance, piano recital, BYU vs. Airforce home game.