I've been reading that getting enough sleep is as much an asset to preparing for the marathon as getting practice time in. I'm finally giving that a try in these last weeks of preparation.
I'm usually awake by 5 a.m. and by 5:30 a.m. I'm either in front of the computer, hitting the road for a photo shoot, or meeting other marathoners to get in that hour of time on the trail.
CarolK (or Super Carol as I mentally call her) and I did a 6 a.m. jaunt yesterday morning, and this morning I slept in until 6 a.m. That may not seem like alot but it's amazing how 30 minutes or an hour more of sleep can help throughout the day. Tomorrow I should be ready for an hour practice at 5:30 a.m. at Lakeshore with Suzanne, Carol, Sally, Jody and anyone else who is up for it. At least at 5:30 maybe we won't need our headlights.
I've also learned that I'm in a better mood with more sleep. Imagine that... My husband and son are appreciative, and so are the 3 dogs: Poobear, Sam and Pumpkin. Charlie the Cat doesn't notice unless I forget to feed him.
Debra
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You took the words out of my mouth. I was exhausted yesterday and finally decided that was my off day. I will train all other days. Sometimes you just have to listen to your body. See you Thursday morning. Suzanne
Ahhh, SuperCarol! Beats most the nicknames I've ever had before I suppose!!! Yes, sleep is restorative. It is a shame that our doggone weather doesn't cooperate for us to be able to exercise outside at a reasonable time of the day!
I miss seeing you all, too. The trail is 5.028 ft
, so a little less than a mile. It's has some shade, small hills, and sun.
Okay, get some sleep, will ya! You can borrow my 4 year old who has been waking us up 2x every night the last month... Maybe we can call you SuperD!
I do agree with you about getting enough sleep. It is very important to your health and well being -- as I am sitting here at 12:30 am knowing that I will be meeting you all in 5 hours!
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