Every Race is an Adventure!

Lindon loop with Kevin, preceded by a little warm up before we met up. Average pace for the main 6 mile run was 8:51/mi. We maintained a pretty steady pace throughout.

Big hill 2000 N route with Kevin. The pace for the first two miles that include the big hill were 10:15 and 10:01. The last four miles were 8:11, 8:19, 8:47, and 8:37. Average pace overall was 9:02/mi. It's encouraging to be stringing together more and more sub-9 miles, with some getting close to 8.

No run. I had a painful blister where the new metatarsal pad on my right orthotic apparently rubbed on my foot during yesterday's run. I've had it for a couple of weeks without it bothering me. Maybe it was yesterday's big up and down hills that caused it.

Lindon loop with Kevin. My stomach was a little off this morning, but I made it through the run feeling pretty good.

Lindon loop, solo, in the rain. I was a little surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

I ran in Provo Canyon this morning...in the cold...in falling snow...in April. Boy I'm I ready for spring weather.

I ran the same 5 miles twice this morning, up 2.5 miles from the mouth of the canyon and back . The average pace for the first time was 8:31/mi, and 11:29/mi the second time (included some walking).

Kevin and I ran it first about 7:20am then met Larry and Wayne at 8:00am and ran it again. Kevin and Wayne actually ran 6 miles the second time, but I stayed with Larry and we walked a bit and didn't go as far.

It was great, and a little surprising, to be able to run with Larry at all. On Tuesday he was admitted to the hospital with a "mini" stroke. He had slurred speech and recognized it as a sign of a stroke so he went to the hospital. After a couple of days of monitoring and testing he was released and cleared for running as long as he checks his blood pressure beforehand. It sounds like this event may prompt Larry to make some diet and lifestyle changes that can only improve his running, as well as his overall quality of life.