Wow, the power of sleep and what your body needs! I had full intention of running last night. Getting in some good miles. My body had a different thing in mind.
Got home from a busy day. Ate a bite or two of our Monday Night, build our own Veggie Pizza Dinner - then fell asleep. I mean - passed out! This was around 7:00 PM last night. I woke up 9 hours later!
Once I woke up I felt great. Ready for a run. Then I got sucked into some realworld emails which took an hour or so to deal with. So, TONIGHT! Tonight, finally, 12-13 miler. Called my wife to clear the time with her. She will be handling Dance lessons with our little Ballerina, and homework duties with the kids. While I get the mileage in. It will be last run before Phoenix on Sunday.
Funny the timing. I was just reading an email from a friend and runner in Seattle. He was updating me on some race/event plans we have been trying to coordinate. Anyway, his realworld is similar to mine in some ways and he puts in 40-45 miles a week. After AM Church services this past Sunday, he got home and just crashed. Woke up around 6:00 PM after hitting the personal snooze button around Noon.
Maybe I am getting old, or maybe I am doing too much - but I am finding it real easy to fall asleep these days. It only takes 5 minutes sitting at home, and the head starts nodding while the eyelids become too heavy. Odd, for me. If you followed my Blog this past Summer running during the Furnace, Stupid Heat Months of 110 degrees. I could not sleep. I was getting 3-4 hours tops. Now, I fall asleep while running (well, almost).
Anyway, enough of that. I guess right now my body needs it. It also needs more Carbs. Will try to sneak a few more complex grain products into the diet through the day. I also have been craving Dairy products of late. Nothing sounded better to me yesterday than a tall glass of milk, yogurt and really wanted a Chocolate Milkshake. Had the first two and held off on the last one. So, if any of ya runners out there reading with a nutritionist/dietitian background - comments welcome on that one!
Great to read the many comments on the postings of late. Have fun out there and keep running!
Cheers!
10 comments:
You really needed to sleep!!! In the good old days I could live off of hardly any sleep and function totally normal! As of late, I need at least seven hours of restful sleep. Maybe I am getting old too:) Hey, good job on the running....cheers:)
Oh my goodness, I feel like a total dork! I just reread your post from yesterday and saw the last paragraph about Minnesota Julie:) You ar so funny! I appreciate how sweet you are and enjoy reading all of your comments! Thank you and cheers!!!
Hey, did I read on another blogger's comment section that you are running a race in Arizona this weekend and running 13 miles tonight? Oh wait, that was this blog post....oops! Good luck, don't forget to rest up too!
Hi Julie, liked the stories on your tagging. Thanks for sharing. Stay warm back there.
Hi Meg - it is Tuesday isn't it? :)Or, did I sleep longer than I thought last night?
Sleep is recovery, if you are sleeping for 9 hours, then it must mean the body needs it. I'm the same way, there are some nights that I could sleep 10 hours a night and others where I only need 4. The body always knows and we need to trust it in everything (including pains)!
I loved your comments on my post. While I don't wish for you to hit your auditor friend, I thought it was very nice of you to offer. Well....ok, maybe a small punch!! :)
Yep, that's it. You are getting old. :-P
Seriously, good on ya for getting that run in and have a blast in Phoenix.
HEY YOU! I think I am back for real. My 10 miler this weekend was one of those "yeah, I AM a runner" runs.
2010 is the year we meet up at a run, my friend! Knock 'em dead this weekend!
Ya I've found that the body doesn't joke around about what it needs. Last night, mine needed a ton of veggies, and to go to bed early. It's soooo nice to wake up after those insanely hard nights of sleep. :) Glad you got yours in.
Well, if you are fallng asleep that easily, then you should let your body do it! What's the saying? Better to hit a race 10% undertrained than 1% overtrained?
RBR - Your back! Great to hear from ya. Not sure there are any races in the Bay area I will get too this year? Let me know what you have in mind outside of Vineman.
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