June 13th, Wednesday

This morning I ran 8.22 miles in beautiful Red Rock Canyon west of Las Vegas in 1:17:45, only 9:27 pace but I won't complain.  I began at 5:02 AM to try and avoid the heat as much as possible!  I think it was about 76 degrees when I started.  It is an up and down run but usually has a decent breeze as it did today.  Only came across one small animal that was no longer with us.  I always hope to see some wild burros or horses that roam around the area but still have not!

More importantly, we all got to town on time, we had a great family reunion and a fantastic celebration of the completion of my Mother's 80th year!  We had a great dinner at Roy's (one of my mom's favorites!).  All went off without a hitch and I think not only my Mom, but all of us had a wonderful time!

Here's one of my favorite pictures of my Mom:

Here is a song for you Mom, Happy Feet style!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P90dKxlsUJo

I was flirting with running tomorrow morning but I think we celebrated a little too much!

Total Miles:  953.04  Pace Runner:  907.05   +  45.99 miles!

Happy Birthday Mom!  I Love you!  <3