Many of you know that I am an avid runner. And many of you know that I have been recovering from a gall bladder operation which occurred the last week in May. One week and a half ago, I made my first attempt at running Provo canyon near my house. I was able to run 2.5 miles before I felt any pain and had to walk and run the rest of the six miles (so I ran about 4.25 total).
Tonight I met up with my good friend Brian, who I ran last year's St. George Marathon with. He's been getting back into running too, since the very premature birth of his two handsome sons (which are doing very well right now). Together, we tackled Provo Canyon, hoping to be able to run more than my last effort. And the result, we ran up to Bridal Veil Falls (as shown in the picture above) and turned around and made it all the way back down the canyon, completing all 8 miles without having to stop to walk! No pain at any of the incision areas! I don't know what has made the difference, if it has been the ab crunches I've been doing on and off the past weeks, or if Brian is actually a magician and he cast a magic spell over me so that he would not have to walk.
Whatever it is, I am ecstatic and plan on prostrating myself on the floor and offering sacrafices, burnt offerings, incence and the like to the gods of running. Now that it is 11:30 PM, I best post this and get on with the prostration part, eh?
p.s. Tomorrow, tomorrow evening I will post my review of War of the Worlds. I promise! I had to run tonight so bad I could taste it.
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