RUN: 6.5 miles in 55 mins. 6.2 miles in 50:5?
After last nights sufferfast, I made some resolutions to improve my nutrition, hydration, and recovery. Meals for me lately have been just grabbing what's ready to eat. No cooking or baking or prepping. Just wash, peel, eat type of stuff. While this means I'm eating lots of fruit, veggies, cheese, nuts, etc, it also means I'm not able to track good, accurate numbers. And there's no satisfaction to munching half a jicama, a block of string cheese, a microwaved egg, some cucumber, etc... And hydration suffers when I'm tired. I just don't have the energy to walk down the hall to my water bottle!
As for sleep, I had the weirdest dream last night, and I'll swear I've either had it before or I've dreamed about the same thing before. Briefly, I was in a school or lab with my sister (not necessarily MO, but someone in my dream who I thought of as my sister) when I broke a glass vial containing a poison. I was working for someone to plant the vials, maybe? There were 2 vials, S-shaped and fragile. I knocked one over and got a whiff of the chemical inside. We ran out the door, I recognized a teach from grade school, and we dashed out into the woods trying to outrun the poison and anyone catching us. We jumped into a depression in the leaf-covered ground, in which there was a small body-sized sack on the ground. My sister climbed in, then I followed. Then I woke up in a white-walled building. I had the impression that I was transported somewhere either in the sky or in another dimension. Everything was white. My mind was fuzzed, I had trouble thinking or talking. I just kept thinking about all those people who died!
Anyway, there was a guy who met me and tried to calm me. He was quiet, calm, unperterbed. My arguments and fears were addressed with a light reply. I looked around and saw my pictures among others, and all had notes on them, designating some special assignment or ability. There were about 10 pictures, it was like these were pictures of the people doing work for this agency?!?
I was worried about the toxin, but this was the most calming place with the most calming person. I had nothing to worry about, nothing to fear. So nice.
Then I woke up, but I was still half in the dream. I continued to think on it, probably how I can recall it so well now. I decided to keep the feeling and the focus and clean feel of the dream for today.
Anway, back to the run. TS joined for his first group run. DC, LC, JM, and I went off the front and maintained a pace way faster than I thought I could after last night. My right calf cramped overnight and I kept waiting for that to flare up. But no, all good. Fast paces! Once warmed up we did 8 min/miles. Near 5.6 miles LC pointed out that this was a 10K PR for her, so when DC and JM paused for water we kept going. 6.2 miles in just under 51 mins. Or was it 52...?
Regardless, a fast run. Surprising after last nights pain and mental breakdown! Keep the focus, take care of food and water, and just get through the Savageman!
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