Matt's training

Ran 6.5 mile in 48:08 the run felt pretty good.  I wish I had a name of the run but it was just around town.  To 7th south up to 2nd east to 1st north to 6 east to 9th north to 1st east to 6th north to 5th west to 5th south and back to my house. 

Ran 8 miles in 58:56 whick is a 7:22 mile.  I ran the first .75 miles then stretched.  I ran the first 2.5 mile in 17:30 3 mile in 20:48, 4 mile in 28:45, 5 mile in 35:50.  I ran pretty hard and I was hoping to average a 7:15 mile.  The first 3 mile were a little fast 6:56, mile 4 was to slow (7:57).  Mile five was a good pace, 7:05, but the last three mile I averaged a 7:42 mile.  I ran the last mile in about 7:26 so I did speed up in the end.  I need to increase my endurance so I can hold the pace for longer. 

This was an easy slow day.  After yesturday I am sore.  I ran 8 mile in 70:32.  I was just traveling the miles.  Same course as yesturday.  (frontage road)

This race report is more for my son then me.  My oldest 9 year old ran his first race today.  The turkey trot was a four mile race that did two laps.  Kids 12 and under ran one lap, so 2 miles.  My son and I ran together during the first lap.  Curtis did really well, he ran the first mile in about 9 minutes, the first mile was down hill.  The second mile was a gradual uphill.  He was pretty tired, but happy.  He finish third in the kids and first in his age group.  He won a turkey.  He finished in 23:12

After running with my son the first lap I ran the last lap in 13:10.  The race was pretty small so It was a good race for my sons first race.  I took third in my age group and won a Pie.  OK I took third out of three, but I still got a pumpkin pie.