My son Blake's Paintings

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    These are paintings my son Blake has done. I have to admit, I love them all and think it is very cool we have an artist in the family.

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May 25, 2009

A run in the rain

This afternoon, I ran for 42 minutes. That worked out to 5.1 miles and it was blissful. The temperature was 61 degrees and I can't help but praying that the weather turns out the same way in Minneapolis next Sunday.

I won't run 5 miles at one time again until I'm 5 miles into the Minneapolis Marathon and I can only hope to feel this good. I'll take a quick 30 minute trot on Wednesday and one more on Friday and then it's 26.2 along the Mississippi River. And if your wondering, I'm officially done checking the weather for this Sunday. What ever happens, happens. All I can do is prepare myself for success.

And then be willing to do whatever it takes

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