No running yesterday, my body was feeling pretty worn down, and I wanted to avoid getting sick after having just severely taxed myself at the St. George marathon. PM - ran 1.5 miles with Samuel, average pace of 10:25/mile. He slowed down a bit after the first mile, which he ran in 10:15. Then another 1 mile with Joseph, average pace of 11:35/mile. He did a great job too, no whining, no crying, no complaining. Then another 0.2 miles with Adam, which I didn't count against my total mileage. Afterwards, I ran 3 miles with Sparky, average pace of 8:35/mile. I was somewhat surprised I was able to run at that pace, and my calves were pretty sore, but I think that it will help to get all the toxins out of my muscles and help them to recover more quickly. I am already looking at a few races I can tack on before doing another 1/2 marathon or marathon in January/February. There is a 5K around here called outrun the FBI, and the cause is to help shut down internet predators. They also offer national child fingerprint ID'ing, which sounds pretty cool, and special awards for beating the FBI agents. It is on November 8. Then when we are visiting my brother and his family over Thanksgiving, I would like to run in the turkey trot there - it is apparently the largest of its kind in the country (at least that is what they are touting). That one is an 8-miler.
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