Father's Day . . .

I am going to trail run at my dad's this afternoon. It will be in the mid 90's. Tanner is going to skip this run as he ran 8 miles on Friday (!) and has another 5 tomorrow for his high school cross country team.

I drove in the country this morning with Tanner. He asked me if this day was any different for me. It is not. I would be a pretty bad dad if I tried harder today than any other day . . .I would also be a pretty bad son if I tried harder.

I am going to start training for the Des Moines Marathon on Tuesday.

I was reading the bible this morning and came across this . . . basically, it is saying that you need to carry the same self discipline into your christian walk as you do your athletic training.

1 Corinthians 9:25-27

New International Version (NIV)

²⁵ Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. ²⁶ Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. ²⁷ No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

More later . . .

8:45PM
5 miles
85 degrees
straight up and down hills on a hard road out in the country at my dad's house. Instead of trail running by myself I walked them with my son.

Several trucks passed me as I was running . . .if I got ten bucks for every "your a dumb ass" look I got I wouldn't have to go to work tomorrow.
I think I have a hernia. My stepmom told my wife that I have to get it checked out. I am starting to train for the Des Moines Marathon tomorrow . . better be an in-out surgery.