Moving Forward

I will run tonight after work... probably on the treadmill since it will be in the upper 90's by the time I'm off work. I just could not turn my brain off last night after going to the viewing of a friends brother. The friend is who I ran on his Ragnar team with. His little brother hung himself last Thursday. I wanted to go and so my support for my friends family, but it upset me more then I thought it would. The viewing was at the same mortuary as my friends 5 years ago. Same method of death. I guess there were too many similarities. Even though this young man was younger then my friend. They were both very handsome guys with lovely blue eyes. This kids looked like he was right out of a cologne add. I could not go into the room were his cassket was by the time I got to the door I had had enough... I think my friend was understanding. I let him know if they needed anything I would try to be there for them. I really just need to shake this off... I'm sure my run tonight will help. 

*after work - 7 miles at the gym. first mile 9:00 next two at 8::30, next two and a half at 8:00, then next 1.5 at 8:30 and last .50 at 9:00. Does that add up to seven? My brain is fried for the day... off to eat and go to bed.

I can sleep so much better when I can have my little routines... a bath... read my book. It seems to help. Anyway I got up early today, but did a few things before I got out the door. I wore my new headlamp, and I'm not sure I like it. Besides the band that goes around my head, there is a band that goes acrossed the top. My old one did not have this. This one seems a bit bigger also. Usually I wear it over a hat, but today a just wore it without. The band that goes aross the top of my head is annoying!! It might be getting cut off soon. There are only two settings with the light... on... then flashing. I don't understand the need for a flashing light, I swear the flashing is so maddening it could probably induce seizures. When I got out of my immediate neighborhood there was a bit more traffic. I think people in cars think when they see a headlight bobbing at them in the distance they need to blind you with their bright car lights LOL.

A pretty good run overall... I won't be getting any more mile today, I have an appointment after work.

5:46 - 49:04

laps: 8:59, 9:25, 8:34, 9:03, 9:08, last .46 8:38

Had a pretty good run after work even if it was on the treadmill. it took me 1:01:11... There are dark cloud out... let's hope for a bit of rain to cool us off. 

Five slow and easy miles... Kept it at about a 9-9:30 pace. Nothing too eventful, I'm really hoping it rains tonight. The wind has picked up like crazy and I think the entire west desert is up in the air. It's makes the sun look reddish... kinda cool effect. I'm ready for the weekend... just one more day!

Snuck out at lunch and got a little run in. Today has been a bit cooler, and there was a slight breeze that kept the sweating index to just below disastrous. I have a massage after work so I"m hoping he can get some of the tightness I woke up with this morning to get out. I also have my three oldest gradkids spending the night at my house so I'm glad I got a bit of a run in. Tomorrow is my works 5K race, and I will be helping out at it. I hope I can get a few miles in before or after the race... will have to see. I have signed up to run it also but that depends on if we have enough volunteers to help.

5.83 miles - 50:51

laps: 8:43, 8:24, 8:28, 8:26, 9:02, 9:31.

Well this was my works 5K today... I had the grandkids over night (still here) so I didn't sleep very well. Got to the run at 6:00am to help with set-up and registration. We had lots of volunteers so I was able to run. I knew something was up when I crossed the finish at 21:04. I figured either the timing was off or the course. I guess what had happened was the person that was at the top to make sure people saw the turn around seen the mark for a 5K that had been on the same course a while ago and thought it was our mark. Oh well... helped clean up and I'm back home playing with the grandkids... maybe I'll get some running in later tonight or tomorrow. For now this is a short week.