9:00p

Psalms 5:3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.

Another busy week is coming to a close. Susie has been very hard at work doing things for the Chloe K. 5 K. Even my Dad has gotten in on the fundraising action. He hit up a few local businesses that we didn't and got us some more corporate sponsors. Way to go Dad!

Autism touches the lives of so many of us. I happened to run in to a corporate sponsor this morning at the gas station. As I was talking to him, the cashier said that she had a nephew who is on the Autism Spectrum and that she does a little running and would like to do the race in support of the cause. Things like that happen a lot. I received an email the other day from a lady who just lives a few blocks away who found out about us and wants to help. She has multiple kids on the Spectrum. With the current statistics of 1 in 150 kids being born with Autism, chances are that we all know people affected by this disability.

In other news, I completed my first triathlon yesterday. It was fun. I was apprehensive about the swim but did OK. The bike went alright until my chain slipped off near the end of the ride. I got it back on quickly though and only lost a minute or so. I was really happy with my running. I gained the most ground here. I had a hard time knowing exactly how I was doing though without my watch. Also running after biking feels really weird. Your legs are tired and rubbery. It was a great experience and I placed in the top third. Much love and thanks to my good friend Ben and his fiance Devin who put me up for the night, and generally treated my like a king. I owe you guys big. It was a blast and I hope to make it a yearly tradition.

So today was my long run for the week. I had 18 to do before going to church early for music team practice. This equaled about 4 1/2 hours of sleep for me last night. I just kept telling myself that it was worth it and that I could take a nap in the afternoon.

It was a great run. My pace was where I would love to be on race day. With a lot more hard work, I hope to maintain that pace for the whole 26.2. I ran by myself today and left the mp3 player at home. I feel that that is good to do sometimes. It helps strengthen my mind for these long runs. The mental aspect of running for 3 to 4 hours can be daunting. Besides a morning run alone is a good time to pray and spend time with God.