PM - ran 8 miles on the treadmill after the boys went down, while Lybi was out on ward missionary visits. Warmed up for a mile at 8:30 pace, then sped up to 8:00 pace for then next 5 miles. Increased the speed to 7:30 pace for the last two miles to finish the run in 53:35, average pace of 7:56/mile. I believe this is the first time that I have run 8 miles each day for the first 4 days of the week so far, a new record. I am also planning on 8 miles tomorrow as well. My body feels good, I feel like I have slowly gotten up to this mileage, and my body has been able to get used to it. The achilles is starting to feel better, sometimes a little stiff in the morning, but I think running on the treadmill is probably helping. The top of my foot is also feeling better. It seems I just need to be careful during the day of the shoes I wear. Some shoes tend to put too much pressure on the area and make it sore. We leave Saturday for New Mexico to spend Christmas with Lybi's parents - the boys are super excited. First they get to be with my parents for Thanksgiving; now they get to spend Christmas with Lybi's parents. And three of Lybi's siblings will be there as well, so it will be quite the merry gathering.
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