Just getting the runs done!

Hey Guys,

Laura and I and Jessica are headed out camping in Wisconsin along Lake Michigan starting Thursday afternoon (our ocean, Boone).  So, that means trying to get my longer runs done before we leave so I can relax more with a shorter run or two while we are gone.  Yesterday I did 7 miles...nice temperature and today I will do 7 again in what should be upper 60s temp!  This will feel great.  Right now feels like I am just trying to get the runs done but they are going well.  I am still in the range of a 4:30 to 5 hour marathon at this point.  A week from Saturday I finally return to my Saturday morning running group in Columbus Park of the Austin neighborhood.  I love this group of runners and walkers.  Each Wednesday night I join them at the corner of Central and Chicago Ave. for a time of prayer and peace walking and talking.  This is one of the 5 strongest "hot" corners for crime in the Austin neighborhood.  I love helping reframe the relationship between blacks and whites and I yearn for peace (and jobs for the young men) from the violence.  The truth is that only a small portion of folks cause the problems. The friends I have in the neighborhood are just like you and me....hard working, life loving, God-fearing and really, really quality human beings.  About 10 of them are training for the marathon...most for the very first time!  Be blessed this week!  See you next week!