Sleep...

It is getting to the point that spate of little sleep will cause me to literally forget things. Maybe not so much forget as the linkages between thoughts dissolve...I call my brother in the evening, forgetting that I had already called him earlier in the afternoon about the same thing. It is disconcerting. Such realizations should jolt me into a more regular sleep pattern. Unfortunately, it does not...
Another run tonight, which brings me to something like four days out of the last six. This is outstanding. Tonight was forty minutes at modest 7:00 mile pace, last night was only three miles but at a faster 6:20-6:30 pace. But while its great to be running again, and while I'm not feeling any real problems in my legs, I'm not all that excited about it. And while 7:00 minute miles aren't hard, it doesn't feel good. Its odd, I don't feel stiff exactly, I don't hurt exactly, I don't feel slow exactly, but its almost like a shadow of a workout. There's effort involved, like I'm moving rusty parts around. Of course that sounds obvious, anyone is rusty after two months or so out, but that still isn't an apt description. I blame the lack of sleep.
Always always more sleep...

Speaking of forgetting things, it is an absolute abomination that I said my weekend with my brother and sister was "low key." There was nothing low key about watching the Texas A&M deliver a very convincing win over varsity and the texas university longhorns at Kyle Field for Mike's senior year. (If you don't understand why its texas university and not University of Texas, then you are obviously not related to an Aggie.) It was a great game, made even better by the fact that I was there with my brother (and sister) to see it happen.

On another tangent, I now have a new bike, and rode to work on Monday. I'm trying to get into the habit of riding to work regularly. I could use the exercise to jumpstart my running, and frankly, I'm tired of dealing with Houston drivers...if you have ever driven here and have a modicum of confidence behind the wheel, you know what I'm talking about.