What a fun trail run! 13.1 miles of rugged hilly single track trail on Tulsa's Turkey Mountain-no it's not a real mountain.  Lots of up, down, twists and turns.  The pic is of the Powerline section. Reminicent of a mini Leadvillle "Powerline"....well....minus the altitude, the cold, the dark, the endless climbing and false summits! My goal was to keep my heart rate in a higher zone than I'm used too.  I was afraid I couldn't hold that HR zone for that long.  I got behind a little 12 year old…

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Long run in the warm mod-heavy rain was just what this runner girl needed this morning.  It didn't just rain a little, it rained a lot.  For an hour and a half continuous, but it felt wonderful. Wrapped in warmth, splashing puddles like a child was just what my soul needed today.  This has been a rough week emotionally and no time to sit down and cry like I wanted to.  It was like God was cleansing my soul, saying, "It's ok, I know right where you're at and exactly how you feel and what you…

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This 39 y/o diabetic, full time + overtime working mother of 3 just ran a 6:02 mile! You know why she ran a 6:02 mi?! Cuz she couldn't have run a 6:01! THANK YOU ERIC!! Two years ago I couldn't have broken 8 min.