Week 9: Strength and Mid-Distance

Today was gorgeous. Where else in the world is it sunny and 71 degrees the week before Christmas!! Getting motivated to run was really easy today. I went out for a 36 minute run without a real firm decision about where I was going to go. A few minutes from the house I found a new neighborhood and proceeded to get lost :-). God is good, though. I managed to find my way back and only run about a minute longer than planned. Everything works out when I have patience and act in faith.

My legs were a bit sluggish, but I felt great the whole time. After about 20 minutes I noticed that I wasn't breathing hard and tried to pick up the pace. My legs didn't really respond. I felt good, mind you, my legs just wouldn't go any faster. When I got back I had a bowl of Activa vanilla yogurt with a Blueberry Antioxidant Nutrilite Twist Tube mixed in and a Lemon Nutrilite Meal Bar for some protein.

I didn't get a ton of sleep last night, so after I got out of the shower, I took an hour nap. That was the best decision I've made in weeks. As soon as I woke up, Shell surprised me with an awesome home cooked dinner. She baked Tilapia with a green bean, olive and french fried onion topping. It came out all pretty and smelling good and tasting good. I was blown away. What a great wife. What a great cook. She also made a greek potato salad to go with it.

They say men are simple. We only need three things to keep us strong at home. They call them the three S's: Supper, Sleep, and...you can figure out the other one. I pray everyone has a wife like Shell. She's always finding more and more ways to keep me strong every day so I can go out and fight for her and our future.

Praise God for the gift of today. I made it a good one.