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I think this is how far a I ran.  I should have gone longer but didn't have much time.  I got a late start.

Ran some sprints.  Mile 3 was in about 6:20, 1/2 mile at 3.5 was at the same pace, and then  I did a quarter a little later at that same pace.  It felt good to pick up the pace. 

Walked a couple miles in the airport while waiting for my flight to Indiana.  Couldn't run (too many people). 

Slow run through the rolling hills of Bloomington, Indiana.  I was planning to only run for about 5-7 miles but all the green was so beautiful that I just wanted to keep on going.  I was in Indiana for my Grandpa's funeral.  Apart from this one decent run, I did pretty poorly while out of town.  I hadn't seen my family for a while and I focused on them and not the running.

It's time to get serious though.  My race is fast approaching.

Boring treadmill run.  6 miles - started at a slow 10 minute pace and worked my way up to 7:00 pace throughout the run.

Ran with the kids in the evening - .5 miles.  The kids are trying to run a marathon by July 1st but I think they'll get there sooner.

Ran 7.2 around the Liberty park.  Great run! 57 minutes in total so not really fast but a little faster than recently.

Ran .5 miles with the kids. 

Fun run.  I was home today for my daugthers annual cardialogist exam at Primary Childrens so I ran some trails.  It included some great hills and views.  I saw 18 antelope running at top speed through a plowed field.  It was amazing the speed they maintained.  If only I could run at their pace.  I did 7 miles.

Ran .5 miles with the kids.  Michaela felt underchallenged and ran her first mile.  She did great.  She ran a sub-10 but I'm not sure of the exact pace.  She is our resident gazelle. 

Adrienne's heart by the way is doing well.  This was a huge relief.

6 miles on the treadmill.  Started slow but ran most at a comfortable 7 mph pace (8:30+/- per mile).  My knee was still a little weak but not too bad.  I ran with a 3% incline for mile 3 and 5% for a half mile at mile 5. 

Felt a little run down.  Haven't gotten enough sleep and I have a bit of a sore throat.  I suppose it's just part of being a dad with 4 young kids.

Weight is up.  I ate bad and ran little while in Indiana and paid a price.  With my race getting closer, it's time to get serious about eating better.  No more late night munchies.

Treadmill - can't recall the time; 43 minutes maybe.

10 miles down to Smith's and back.  Time was a slow 1:27:00 or 8:42 pace but that is about where I want to be right now, recovering from an injury.

I felt the knee a little but no real pain.  It only bothered me a little around mile 8, which was after a couple miles of consistent climbing. 

I ran 1 mile with my daugther out around our park and back.  We did it in about 12 minutes, mostly because she kept looping up and down the curb the whole way for fun.  Of course, she isn't quite 8 years old yet so she shouldn't be expected to be too serious yet.  She looked really comfortable, though a little loud in terms of foot tapping.  That will improve naturally over time.  I was impressed.  She ran 5 miles this last week, which is about 5 more miles than she has ever really run before.

Ran on the treadmill again.  I couldn't bring myself to face the rain.  What a whimp!

I'll get outside tomorrow.  My time was 54:54 or an average of 8:48 per mile (a little too slow).  This slow average time was despite having run mile 3 at 6:30 pace.  It didn't feel too good.  My cardio was ok but my legs were heavy and pounded heavily.  I'm probably just not used to the long run and last week was the first week that I've gotten roughly back into the old routine (though slower). 

Anyway, life is good and it's good to be running a little better. 

I need to loose some weight for my June race.  I picked up a couple pounds while I was not running as well.  I'm trying to eat better.  I'll be doing some fasting on the Sundays for the next couple of weeks (it's the only time I can), which for those that are not familiar with the ways of Mormons, is a way to get more in tune with God.  I'm looking for some direction in terms of whether or not I should start more seriously looking to move East, closer to where my wife and I grew up.  We miss the green.  We miss the rain.  Oh, and we miss being a minority as far as religion is concerned.  Too much of a good thing tends to make it less good and less appreciated.  At any rate, the fasting will probably improve my eating discipline and help me shed a couple pounds.

7 miles to Liberty Park around a couple times and back.  .2 miles of stairs leaving and entering the building.

My legs were heavy again today but I got through ok.  Total time was about 57:50 or about 8:03 per mile. 

I turned in my St. George Marathon Registration today.  I'll be running with Bryan and Joel.  If injuries persist Bryan and I will probably run with Joel the whole way supporting him through his first marathon but if we're feeling well we'll probably go for a Boston qualifying time.  We've both gone sub-3 hours and only 3:10:59 is required to get in so it should be doable if we're injury free.

Three slow treadmill miles.  My legs felt very tight and sore, especially around my ankles and achilles.  I didn't want to chance an injury and therefore eased up and ran short.

Anyway, we'll see how tomorrow goes.

Oh my son ran his first mile yesterday.  He and my daughter did it together and were joking and laughing the whole way.  He looked very strong at the end (pretty good for a 5 almost 6 year old).  My daughter was ready to do another mile but we didn't have time. 

We mapped out a quarter mile in front of our home that they run over and over again.  I'm amazed by there improvement in just a week's time.