Marines are tough!

This morning I (well we, Owen and I) met up with my friend Patricia, her husband Hector and their almost 2 yr old daughter, Bella, to go for a run. Patricia is a former Marine, currently a stay at home mom. Hector is still in service. He's a helicopter pilot and he's scheduled for a 9 month deployment to Iraq, leaving early October. We ran just under 5 miles, but at a faster than normal pace for me. And I have to say, it was really good for me to challenge myself at a quicker pace. Owen loved it as well because he could just look over at his little girlfriend Bella and say hi and chat as we ran. I say this almost weekly, but I really really need to get better about eating breakfast. This morning I had only a banana and coffee, no protein.