AM - ran 3 miles with Sparky at 8:00 pace (a bit too fast, but since I wasn't wearing the Garmin, it was hard to determine that until the end). In spite of the faster pace, the run felt good. Took Sparky back inside and then ran another 2.1 miles by myself in 16:50, still same average of 8:00/mile. Will run with the boys this afternoon to finish my day. PM - ran 1 mile with Samuel in 9:56 - without holding his hand at all! He achieved his goal (sub-10:00 mile on his own), and will be getting a toy from the dollar store tomorrow (we would have gone today, but they close at 7). Then ran 0.65 with Joey at 10:30 pace - also without holding his hand at all! He also achieved his goal of sub-11:00 pace for his run, and will be getting a toy from the dollar store as well. Gave all the boys hot chocolate tonight as a treat for doing so well. I am so proud of all my boys, they did a marvelous job, and have showed me how they have really improved in their speed and strength. I am going to try to have them run all by themselves from now on, now that they have shown me they can do it, and we might just go a little slower. (ProGrid Guide - 53.1)
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