"If we don't suffer enough we won't remember it."

Took this day off because my shin is really bothering me. 

Ran the "Earn your turkey run" in Orem a 4 mile race in 25:37 for a 6:24 pace.  Finished 8th overall and 1st in age group.  My 2 year old was very excited about her race telling everyone, "I'm going to run my marathon."  Then as the crowd gathered she became nervous and when they yelled "go" she sat down and cried.  We ended up walking her race.  My two boys ran well and finished in the middle to upper 1/3 of their races.  They're at the young end of their groups this year.

Ran 12 easy miles up Hobble Creek Canyoon with Michelle Lowry.  I enjoyed running with her and like the trail there.  I've never been on it before.  My leg felt fine while I was running, but hurt later on in the day. 

I tied the wrong key to my shoe when I got out of my car so my  husband had to come give me a key.  I only had to wait about 10 minutes, but was freezing and took a long time to get warm again.  I'll pay more attention to which key I'm taking off the ring next time.

I was frustrated by my shin splint.  I ran 1 mile warm-up then my 4 mile loop fast then another mile slow.  I wanted to do this two or three times, but quit after 1, decided more might worsen my injury. 

I stood in some old milk buckets of cold water to ice my legs.  These were the big medal milk buckets my dad used when he milked cows as a teenager.  They're probably considered antique by now, but they work really well to ice legs.

I've decided to go back to only running 5 days a week.  Every time I run 6 days a week I get injured.