Psalm 91:1 NKJV He who dwells in the secret place

Today was our 18th year anniversary so instead of doing exercise we pigged out.  I first took my wife to Starbucks and I got a skinny Latte and  oatmeal with nuts, fruits and brown sugar. My wife got a Chocolate Mocha and a sausage and egg biscuit.

Then we messed around at Dicks Sporting goods and I got a bright nike singlet with Colombia cargo shorts and she got some cargo shorts.  Then watched a movie and messed around at more shopping places.

For dinner we went to the newly opened Buffalo Wild Wings and I got the biggest hamburger they had and wings.  Plus fried mushrooms and chips and salsa.  Oh,  and the heavenly Onion Rings.  My wife got wings and ribs.  

One thing I've learned with marriage God puts you with the one you love even more and more each day. 

It was over 60 degrees when I first started running this morning. Very hot day.  I did 14.21 miles at a overall 7:08 pace in 1:41.  Didn't plan to run this long just happened.  

I really need new music on my Ipod it's getting too old.  All these same songs are boring me that I might as well leave it home.  The only really excitement is wearing my new nike singlet I buy on our 18th Anniversary yesterday.

I ran up to Foothill Rd.  and turned on Bannock highway after running along the back roads of old town Pocatello.  Again nothing really exciting and could have used Bill's company like on Saturday.  Then turned on 4th street and made the long stretch home.

Kind of had a wired-hair about running the Teton Dam Marathon this weekend, but I don't know.  I thought it would be a good training run.  Problem is I don't have a hotel or anything.  

Did the last two miles in 6:45 and 6:53.  I really need to get some faster miles in. 

Ran 10.10 miles at an overall 7:29 pace in 1:15. Did this with Barry so we chatted and took it easy. Tried to push Barry the last two miles and it worked for a bit.  I did the last two at 6:32 and 6:40.  Cooler today which made it way better than yesterday.

 My legs were sore today.  They just felt tired but I was out in the sun all night at my son's baseball game coaching.  Never could get into the run and had to push myself the last two miles.  Part of the tire problem was our lovely neighbor's were outside till 2am again keeping us up, until my wife asked them politely if they would quiet down.

Did 11.31 miles at an overall 7:13 pace in 1:21.  This is after working till 3am and getting up at 8:45.  I ran down Hiline Rd and kept running past Chubbuck Rd and then turned on Siphon Rd.  This is a flat stretch and a pancake going from and to my house.  Nothing really exciting just enjoying the run and the temperature was around 40 degrees.  Did the last three with some speed-ups 6:51, 6:34, 6:38

Not a bad run today up Monta Vista and up Olympus Rd.   I just basically went everywhere on a hilly course.  I started out just dead.  My legs felt like lead and bricks mixed together and planted to the ground.  But I worked my way through it after about 4 miles.  Sometimes you have to get past the barrier of how horrible you feel and then all of a sudden your legs start to respond.

 I did 13.1 miles at an overall 7:19 in 1:35 and did the last 5 miles in the 6:5ish range.    

Long run kind of unplanned for 17.2 miles at an overall 7:19 pace in 2:05:58.  I did a lot of  hilly miles.  First going up Clark St. all the way uphill to the Hospital then a short downhill before going up Bucksin Rd. and turning on the rolling hills of American Rd. Then down 4th street and then turn to go uphill all the way to the minidome.

I worked till 3am last night for a sudden problem which forced my system maintenance upgrade project to be canceled.  Then I was called at 6am to work on another critical problem till 7am, and I resolved the issue.  I fell back asleep till 8:30 and then got up to run at 9.  But I never got started till 9:20 because of a fireplace gas insert estimate.

Ok run not bad for little sleep.  Knees are tired and achy and just didn't really feel fast or fluid.  But the course was hard so good reason for that.

 Stayed home rest of day.  Put in a brand new bathroom faucet,  Replace a sprinkler head.  My daughter poured the mix oil gasoline in my Honda lawn mower so I worked on that and still have that problem.