Philippians 4:13

Got a good night sleep last night and went out for a run before church.  Good run this morning on a nice but morning (in shorts!) with Moxie in an honest effort.  5 miles in about 32 minutes which felt very controlled and easy.  (Tangent 3)

4 easy untimed miles with Justin and Moxie early this morning along Sunnyside.  (Ride 3)

7 miles at lunch at goal MP (5:59) in 41:53 on a very nice day for a run...warm, sunny and light breeze.  Splits: 6:01, 5:58, 5:58, 6:00, 5:50, 6:02, 6:02.   Felt ok, a bit harder than I wanted but not too bad.  (Mirage)

Marlin, Kami and I were interviewed by one of the local TV stations today about going to the Boston Marathon.

4:30am...early and easy 10K with Moxie along Sunnyside.  Slow and tight, likely only run today due to work schedule and evening band concert. (Ride 3)

3.3miles after work to enjoy the sunshine. (Tangent 3)

I received confirmation today that I will be a member of a PowerBar panel at the Boston Marathon Expo to discuss nutrition and racing (pre/during/post) as a top age group runner.  Going to be fun!

No morning run today as I was very tired.  Justin had a band conert last night that went late then I had to reinstall programs on our computer after getting the OS refreshed over the weekend so I was up past midnight.  Plus for some reason my right groin was a bit tender last night.  I will try to get an easy run in at lunch today to enjoy the weather (and wind!).

6 miles in 44 minutes running with Dan S for 5 of them.  A really nice day for a run besides the wind...warm, sunny!  Nice to get out and chat and blow off some steam.  Groin/hip was feeling good during the run and even better afterwards but I will still watch it.  (Mirage)

Still tired this morning from the lack of sleep yesterday and my hip was still achy.  So, I skipped the morning run and will likely take the next two days off to let the hip/groin heal.

No run, letting my groin rest and feel better.  Had a massage today and he was able to pinpoint the tender ligament...hope it helps.

Conference call with PowerBar TeamElite folks today!

5am...out for an 8 mile run with Curt through SRL to the greenbelt and back.  Nice run with great company.  Added on a couple more miles then went to the gym with Kami to set up PowerBar products for the last day of Ride Across America party (PowerBar sponsored the event).  Ran home from the gym to get a total of 12.25 miles in 1:32.  My hip actually felt great...good news!

Now off to the Ribgy Invitational track meet to watch Justin run (3200m, 800m and maybe the 1600m too!).  1 mile or so of warming up with Justin doing some fast strides.  I am very proud of him, he did very well in his races (12:03, 2:41, 5:51) and nearly did not get to run 3200m due to poor coaching adminstration...good thing I know a few folks to work with to help out!   (Ride 3)

Lots of drama during the events.  I went with Justin and Braedon to check in for the 3200m and the official said they were not on the list and there were no late adds.  Apparently no Taylorview coach went to the coaches meeting right before the event to check the rosters for late add/drop and they had not registered the runners correctly.  After talking to the head meet coordinator (whom I know) and the District 91 T&F program lead, we were able to get the kids in (only 3200m on this side of the state this season...won't let a kid in who WANTS to run it? Please!).  Justin was furious and ready to leave the meet but I got him settled down and he ran great after we got him on the list just in the knick of time!  Inept coaching this year.  The lady helping out with the distance kids is very nice though and really trying to learn and is very impressed with Justin!