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Today Sara got to sing a short solo during The Three Little Kittens that was performed at Lipscomb Academy Seed School’s Grandparent Day.
Study of Ecclesiastes
For students in my Wednesday night class on Ecclesiastes, “Questions for Discussion” and notes for the Chapters 9 are now available online. I will NOT be passing out handouts for this class, so these documents are for those who would like a copy of the questions (and my notes) for use in the class. The questions will be displayed on-screen during our time together. Lord willing we will cover these questions tomorrow night at Bellevue Church of Christ! The class will be in the auditorium at 6:45pm.
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I AM A RUNNER….
I closed out last week with a great 5-mile run on Saturday through Belle Meade with Jenny and Marc. It was chilly but overall fairly pleasant conditions. They are both in better shape than me, and it took a great deal of effort to hang with them through the hills, but I made it!
For the week I completed 12-miles and lost 2.5 lbs toward my goal of 20 by July 1.
This week I have been traveling for work in Johnstown, PA and actually competed a 4-miler on Monday night and 3-milers on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I wasn’t necessarily planning to do three consecutive days, but my body felt good and I enjoyed exploring the town on foot. I came down with a bad cold late last night, so I’m definitely taking today and tomorrow off, but hope to feel better and get in a good 5-miler on Saturday to make this a 15-mile week.
I’ve also stayed on my “training” diet this week, which can be a challenge while traveling. Hoping to show continued progress on the scale Monday morning.
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I AM A RUNNER….
Haven’t posted in a few days, but only ended up running one time (Friday) while in Atlanta (Thursday to Sunday), so that only made for 11.6 total miles last week. My plan had been to run on both Friday and Saturday, but my legs were so tired from all the walking and standing while we were there that I decided to pass.
This week so far I did a 4-miler on Monday and a 3-miler on Tuesday. Both of these were in the neighborhood around my house and were completed with temps over 70º. I got through both runs just fine, but they were HARD.
Part of this was due to my pace. Until this week I’ve held my pace around 10:00min per mile when running with Brian. However, these two days were both around 9:00min per mile. I know Brian has been running slower than his capability to accommodate my return to running, but I guess when running solo my body is subconsciously trying to go back to where it once was.
It is also amazing how much difference the temperature increase has made. We went from running in the 20s to 40s, to 70s this week, and I’m really feeling it in my heart rate. Finally, I know it is much harder running solo than with friends. Unfortunately Brian is out this week on vacation, and then I’ll be traveling for work next week.
Anyway, my plan is to get in a run Thursday and Saturday for the remainder of the week, and they try to maintain 4 days per week while traveling next week.
Over this past weekend I made the decision that even though I’m not yet training for a race, I’m going to go back on my training diet. I had hoped to get some positive momentum in losing weight just from running, but that is obviously not happening. So, I started back on Monday, and my goal is to lose 20 lbs by July 1. That’s an aggressive goal, but is something I really need to shoot for to get back to where I want to be.
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