Philippians 4:13

6:00am...5 easy recovery miles with Moxie.  Taking Justin to church camp today...going to miss him.  (Ride 3)

3 miles with Katelyn, Kami and Moxie through the neighborhood after a long day in the car driving to Alturas Lake and back.  (Boost)

No run this morning, my calves were super tight and I was tired.  Run at lunch and after work with Katelyn.

5 easy miles with Dan on a windy day at lunch.  My calves are still sore.  (Mirage Red)

2.25 miles with Katelyn around the neighborhood after dinner.  (Boost)

My legs (calves) were still sore this morning so I skipped the early run and will try for a lunch run and run after work with Katelyn.  Trying to get loose for the HM this weekend.

4.25 miles on a nice day on the desert at lunch.  Slow and easy but the calves are finally feeling better.  (Mirage Red)

2 miles with Katelyn after dinner.  She wanted to run a fast mile and she did great (8:34) then another mile with an average for both at 9:15.  (Boost)

4:40am...5 easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside...calves are finally nearly done being tight! (Boost)

6 easy miles on a warm day at lunch.  Calves about 95% better (7:30 AP).  (Mirage Red)

4:45am....5 easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside.  (Ride 3)

5 miles at lunch today on a cooler but windy day.  Ran easy including the first 2 miles with Ron for a total time of 37:40.  (Mirage Red)

5:30am...4 easy miles with Moxie.  Short run to rest the legs before the long drive to get Justin today and the race tomorrow.  (Ride 3)

Justin and I ran the Idaho Falls Half Marathon today.  We both had good results though my intestinal distress and tight calves did not make it fun.  I ran 1:15:32 for fist place.  More thoughts and splits later.

We started on the steepest part of the course from the start.  Craig and I took off at the front and ran strong together for the first 8.5 miles. Craig ran really well and was great to run with...nice to have friends to keep you going!   I had intestinal issues from mile 1 on and my calves were gone by mile 6 but I kept pushing.  The first 5.5 miles are down the big Sunnyside hill and are fast but we did not over run it this year.  The rest of the way in to the finish is nearly pancake flat.  

About mile 6 I told Craig I would have to stop at the PoP but I was able to make it to the finish (barely! plus the PoP was in the middle of a lawn with the sprinklers dousing it) and my gut has been bad all day.  We were honked at while running on Sunnyside (such nice Idaho Falls drivers...supporting our passion with a honk and a yell of encouragement..not!) At 8.5 I threw in a surge when Craig got water and Tyler M. was chasing us the whole way (ended in in second in 1:17:02) which made my decision to not stop pretty clear.  My calves started feeling better around 9 miles and I tried to push a bit harder to get to the finish to find the restroom.  As I entered Tauphaus Park I looked back and saw the guys not too far back so I knew I could not settle down and it appeared Tyler was edging out Craig, prayed for Craig to make a charge.  Pushed hard the last mile to get to the finish.

Good run but the run was not fun today.  Splits: 4:59, 5:32, 5:34, 5:18, 5:39, 5:51, 6:11, 6:09, 6:07, 6:08, 6:05, 6:00, 5:57, 0:12 (0.06).  

Great race by the women...1-4 were really close!  Awesome job to Saige and Lynette on new PRs!   

Great job to Gray for putting on such a quality event!  Nice to see some many runners friends out this morning.

Justin ran a new PR of 1:29:36!  He is quick.  

Right now in the half marathon series...the Shadley's are in 1st and 2nd place!  

Kami did awesome in her Century ride today too!  She is so strong on the bike and has found a fun and supportive group to ride with...she had a lot of fun today.