For the last couple of months Lily and I have been playing Super Paper Mario for the Nintedo Wii. It's the first game on a Nintendo system I've played and I'd have to give it high marks. Nice little puzzles, fun game-play, good game controls, and a good story line. We've got one more chapter to go but I'm not sure we'll finish it. Although we've sunk considerable time into playing, I think it will take more than I'm willing to spend in order to complete this last chapter.

Lily likes Princess Peach, of course.

Distance: 4.2 miles Start time: 10:30 Duration: 43:27 Pace: 10:35 Weather: Cloudy/warm Temperature: 72° Feeling(1-10): 8 Average Heartrate: 161 Max Heartrate: 171 Weight: 195 Chances for Marathon: ??? Favorite song: Bjork's Big Time Sensuality

It's been a week since I went out. Last week my stomach was bothering me so I took it easy. Like last week, I ran down at Marymoor today. The weather was cloudy and overcast but no rain. There was a lot of humidity, so I sweated alot. I'm glad I went. The run was at a slow pace but that suited me fine.

Distance: 4 miles Start time: 10:30 Duration: 43:52 Pace: 10:55 Weather: Sunny/Warm Temperature: 75° Feeling(1-10): 7 Average Heartrate: 165 Max Heartrate: 172 Weight: 194 Chances for Marathon: ??? Favorite song: Ella Fitzgerald - I'm Begging to See the Light

I ran down at Marymoor today. It was sunny and very warm which made it hard to run. But I'm glad I went. There were a lot of people on the trail today.

Distance: 4 miles Start time: 10:30 Duration: 38:23 Pace: 9:57 Weather: Sunny Temperature: 75° Feeling(1-10): 8 Average Heartrate: 163 Max Heartrate: 172 Weight: 193 Chances for Marathon: ???

Another year, another try at the Seattle Marathon. This year, I'm going to start training a month earlier. I'm also going to take everything I learned last year and apply it. Today was a shorter run. I feel pretty good for starting off. I think I might be in better shape than I was last year when I started out.

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