Today was a trail run up to Jardine Juniper with my son to see how his progression for a R2R November 8th is going. 10 to 12 min pace up and blasted down at 6:27 average. Very cold at 27 degrees, 9am. On Friday he surprised me with a 17 mile trail run on his own with a headlamup from West temple Fork to Mt Naomi. Good run, but even better, a sign that he could have the mental toughness needed for the canyon. Few trail runners can run alone comfortably.
This past week was a tough one for me. I've always wanted to run the Chicago Marathon and had an entry since last year for the American Development Program. I ended up with the kids for the weekend and just didn't feel like leaving them. We tried for flights Friday and Saturday morning and they were just too full to get them on. So we changed plans and headed to Moab for a few days. Much more fun anyways. This latest experience has convinced me that it's time to take a break from road racing and spend more time with my kids who are interested in the trails and climbing. Very hard decision since I'm absolutely injury free right now. But weekends like we just had in Moab with my kids 100% engaged in life are far more important than a run could be.
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