Forgetting to Remember

Just wasn't feeling it this morning! The husband was still up after 11pm making it REALLY difficult to sleep with the TV and lights on. I crawled out of bed at 8am. I decided to read the WORD and run later. And that is what I did. I made a cup of coffee, grabbed my bible and went out to the porch to have a few minutes of serenity.
After reading and coming inside I got this crazy burst of energy to GO. Just like that I decided to hurry up and get dressed and go for my run at 9:45!

Well right before I left the house I remembered I FORGOT to eat! Wanting to have already left, I quickly grabbed a piece of raisin bread with peanut butter smeared on it and left with it still in my throat.

Today was a TEMPO RUN. 7 miles TOTAL. First mile warm up, and next 5 at race pace then finishing it off with last mile cool down.

I knew there was going to be a problem at Mile 2. I could feel myself shaky from not eating and running hard. I started to pray and ask God to give me strength to finish this important training run out.
I was already nervous about running so hard. The nerves are derived from fear of the pain involved and wanting to accomplish the goal. I knew I was going to have to push myself to the limits and I just wasn't sure if I had it in me. I really wanted to do this training run and do it right.
No CHEATING
No SHORT CUTS.
Now I was concerned about my sugar dropping.

THE RUNDOWN
Mile 1: Slow and steady. ave pace 8:30's-
Mile 2: Kicking it into gear, average pace 7:20 Feeling pretty good, trying not to think about my sugar.
Mile 3: Maintained the pace. Trying to stay relaxed and calm. "Maybe it is just nerves....steady and calm."
Mile 4: Took 1 minute and walked. Then, out of the gate again I took off. Still on pace.
Mile 5: Starting to get concerned. Feeling a bit shaky. Praying to God to help me finish & not on the roadside!
Actually walked at 5.30 miles for another minute. Breathing and relaxing. Finished strong that mile.
Mile 6: The walk break gave me the energy and strength to follow all the way through. But my legs felt like JELLO. I couldn't have encountered one pot hole or crevice as I would probably not recover from it in the condition I was in...I Just kept thinking you are all most there....
Mile 7: YEAH!!!! "Bring it down Girl.. Breath...Catch your breath but keep going this is your last mile."

Today's Diet:
COFFEE
Raisin Bread with Peanut butter
Oatmeal..Steel cut with golden and regular raisins, walnuts, flax seed, wheat germ butter milk &Brown sugar
Half WW English muffin tsp butter
Cup Of Kefir
Fresh tomatoes
Tomato sandwich on W Wheat
1 cup cottage cheese
yogurt
Enchiladas
Juice plus

.Extras "Most people run to get in shape, others get in shape to RUN"!
Sit up, planks and lunges I finished right before bed.
Anita