Philippians 4:13

7:30am...slept in a bit and went out before church. I took Moxie out for 5.5 miles then dropped her off and fueled up a bit (thanks PowerBar!). I went back out and did a river loop to finish off 18 miles this morning. Nice morning but the roads/paths were inconsistent and a mix of slick and snowy mostly. Glad to get this one done, just in the knick of time before church. (Xodus)

I was supposed to leave for a business trip this morning on a very early flight.  I got to the airport to find that my flights were canceled and they earliest they could get me out was tomorrow...after my meetings are to take place.  So, no business trip.

Got home and decided I still had time for a short run before work.  5 easy untimed miles in warm weather.  (Ride 3)

7 miles at lunch in 50 minutes on a warm but very windy day, felt like I was running into a wall a lot of the time.  Slow going out but a bit faster coming back (6:50ish) with the swirling wind.  Sure wish it would help you as much as it hinders you.  (Mirage)

4:15am...7 miles with Moxie on a warm but a bit windy morning. Nothing fancy, up and down Sunnyside at about a 7:35ish pace.  Maybe a tempo at lunch today then into a small taper for the race on Sunday.  (Tangent 4)

Finally got out for a run after work (a busy day of meetings).  5 miles in 31:20 (6:16 AP) with about 0.5M warmup and 0.5M recovery mingled in the run at points.  Disappointed in this tempo, I wanted to be closer to or under 30 minutes.  Never could get a good rythm as my pace was all over (4:47 - 6:40!) during the intervals...need to focus.  Hoping for better pacing at MTF 15K.  (Tangent 3)

4:30am...5 easy untimed miles with Moxie on Sunnyside on a nice morning for a run.  Little sleep last night so a bit tired for this run.  (Ride 3)

6.25 miles at lunch on the greenbelt.  Cool and windy (going south, a lot warm coming back with the wind).  Ran about half of it with Gray and had a good chance to talk.   (Mirage)

4:30am....5 miles on a warm and windy morning with a few sprinkles.  Got it done between two good rainstorms.  I did not bring Moxie (she was really bummed) as I didn't want to deal with a dirty wet dog this morning.  (Ride 3)

No morning run today.  Heading to Fountain Hills on an early flight.  I will get a few miles in later today on the course (hill part) of the M2F course.  Pool time here I come!

I got to Fountain Hills today to spend the weekend with my friends (thanks for hosting me Rachel!).  After getting to the house, Rachel took me out to McDowell Mountain Park to preview the course.  I ran the course from the park entrance to the finish line and back.  The downhill doesn't look as big as on the profile and the rollers were a bit bigger than I thought but manageable.  Ended up running som of it at race pace but mostly a good tempo taking it easy on the uphills (6:28, 6:10, 6:05, 6:58, 6:38, 6:47, 6:50)..  Overall 7 miles in 45 minutes with a 0.5M warmup and 1 mile cooldown.  Good to see the course.  Now to enjoy the warm weather for a few days.  (Tangent 4)

I slept in (a little) and hooked up with Kory Wheatley for a run (he drove over to FH from Glendale).  We had a great easy run on the M2F course and just talked and caught up on life and family.  Really happy to get to see my great friend, thanks for the talk and great example of being a Christian man it helped a lot.  8 miles in about 1 hour.  Had a coffee and chatted a bit at the Fountain park then back to the house.

Rachel and I went out for 2.5 miles easy from the house around the fountain and back.  Nice finish to the morning.  Now to get our numbers and spend some relaxation time and time at the pool to be ready for the race tomorrow.  Nice! (Boost)