I ran a pretty good run around the golf course this morning. I felt good starting out. The weather is still nice in the morning. My shin splints seem to be getting better, as are my allergies. I looked down at my Garmin a couple times and I was doing a sub 8:00 pace. Pretty speedy for me! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 1094 ft Location: Phoenix, AZ Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 05/08/08 Up/Downhill: [+16/-16] Time: 06:28 AM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0   Weather: Partly Cloudy   66 F temp; 38% humidity   66 F heat index; winds E 3 Performance Distance: 2.85 miles Time: 0:26:00 Speed: 6.6 mph Pace: 9' 07 /mi Heart Rate: 164 bpm (Avg) Calories: 435 192 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Heart Rate (bpm)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Heart Rate Elev Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 02 -0' 05 6.6 +0.1 156 +3 ft 2 9' 47 +0' 40 6.1 -0.5 166 -6 ft end 9' 19 +0' 12 6.4 -0.1 175 +3 ft Versus average of 9' 07 min/mile

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Did a typical run around the golf course this morning. I was feeling a little achey, so it wasn't the best run. The battery on the Garmin was very low because I forgot to charge it, so I wasn't able to see my time as I was running (it would get stuck on one time for 10 or 20 seconds and then jump to catch up). It's interesting how different it is to run without that contstant feedback. I wonder if I could be able to run without my Garmin and my iPod...? Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 1094 ft Location: Phoenix, AZ Elev. Gain: -3 ft Date: 05/05/08 Up/Downhill: [+19/-22] Time: 06:36 AM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 2.80 miles Time: 0:26:15 Speed: 6.4 mph Pace: 9' 23 /mi Heart Rate: 164 bpm (Avg) Calories: 423 191 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Heart Rate (bpm)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Heart Rate Elev Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 12 -0' 11 6.5 +0.1 155 +3 ft 2 9' 42 +0' 19 6.2 -0.2 167 -6 ft 3 100' 00' 00 +99' 50' 37 0.0 -6.4 172 0 ft end ** ** ** ** 102 ** ft Versus average of 9' 23 min/mile ** Insufficient data to calculate this split

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I did a 6 mile run along the canal in Scottsdale this morning. Trudy was feeling up for a run, so I ran with her. We met behind Scottsdale Running Company at 7:00AM, and set out after a bit of stretching. I could tell right away that I was going to feel good. I wasn't having any aches or pains, and I felt like I could've picked up the pace a little. Sometimes it's nice to rein it in a little though. The 3 mile point is right at Scottsdale Rd. We stopped for a few seconds so Trudy could rest the stitch in her side and catch her breath. She said that she wanted to run another 2 miles and walk the last mile. About a mile into the second leg, she started complaining about a blister on her toe. I urged her to keep going, and she managed to run all the way back to the starting point. On the way home, I got a txt from her that said, "Not to be gross, but when I got home and took my shoe off, it was filled with blood." Oh no! I broke Trudy! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 1277 ft Location: Scottsdale, AZ Elev. Gain: -3 ft Date: 05/03/08 Up/Downhill: [+26/-29] Time: 08:07 AM Difficulty: 2.2 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 6.05 miles Time: 1:00:31 Speed: 6.0 mph Pace: 10' 00 /mi Heart Rate: 173 bpm (Avg) Calories: 984 195 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Heart Rate (bpm)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Heart Rate Elev Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 56 -1' 04 6.7 +0.7 150 -3 ft 2 9' 40 -0' 20 6.2 +0.2 175 -3 ft 3 10' 09 +0' 09 5.9 -0.1 177 -3 ft 4 11' 21 +1' 21 5.3 -0.7 176 +3 ft 5 10' 46 +0' 46 5.6 -0.4 180 0 ft 6 10' 26 +0' 26 5.8 -0.2 183 +3 ft end 8' 28 -1' 32 7.1 +1.1 190 0 ft Versus average of 10' 00 min/mile

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Did a typical run around the golf course this morning. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 1094 ft Location: Phoenix, AZ Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 04/30/08 Up/Downhill: [+19/-19] Time: 06:46 AM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 2.74 miles Time: 0:25:03 Speed: 6.6 mph Pace: 9' 09 /mi Heart Rate: 170 bpm (Avg) Calories: 419 240 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Heart Rate (bpm)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Heart Rate Elev Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 46 -0' 23 6.8 +0.3 156 +3 ft 2 9' 43 +0' 34 6.2 -0.4 178 -6 ft end 10' 17 +1' 08 5.8 -0.7 178 +3 ft Versus average of 9' 09 min/mile

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