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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. "
Ronald Reagan

Hey all! Sorry for not blogging much the past few days. Things have been hectic around here as usual.

We are consumed with the Chloe K. 5K run/walk/ride/concerts event. The planning is huge and Susie and the crew are doing a great job. We really covet your prayers for this event.

I trust and hope that everyone had a great Independence day. We had a pretty laid back one ourselves. (If you call an 11 mile run "laid back.")

Running wise, I did another speed work day at the track Thursday. This involved a 4 mile warm-up, then 2 "1 mile" repeats with a slow 1/2 mile in between, and then a 1/2 mile cool down. It was tough, especially that second one.

This morning I did my 16 mile "long run." I was alone and it was very quiet and peaceful. As I ran along the county roads, just outside of Rensselaer, I saw some deer and a beautiful sunrise. The run was just under race pace, so it was tough. I am fairly sore, which I thought was odd because this distance is really no big deal. I guess I was just working it, and that should have huge dividends come October.

Thanks for reading.