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Had a good run this morning during training. I was supposed to run for 20 minutes three times this week, and I only did twice, but the second time was truly much easier than the first and that is encouraging. This week it's 25 minutes twice and 20 minutes once. Hoping the growing ease will continue.

Austin has got to be one of the most beautiful places in the country to run. One of the things I love about this Austin Fit training program is we run down Riverside, the Congress bridge, and Town Lake. Today we ran out front of the Four Seasons and across the bridge a few times. I guess the longer distance we cover the more we get to see. The thing about Austin is it really can be a very fit city if you get involved in it. Many of the runners I saw this morning were in the same training program, but plenty were not -- it's awesome to see so many people out there, all smiling and encouraging each other and sweating their butts off in the heat. That sounds corny, I know, but it was very pleasant =).

On an even more pleasant note... it's GAMEDAY! This season is going to be incredible. At least I hope so. This is a great story I read (and tweeted about) earlier this week from the LA Times explaining exactly why this is our year. Of course, the Louisiana-Monroe game tonight isn't worrying me (or anyone else, I am sure), but it'll be great to see the boys back on the field. You can't come to Texas and not love football. I'll miss some of our amazing defensive line from last year (Quan Cosby, anyone??), but I'm excited to watch because I know our team has something to prove after the whole BCS setup last year. Hook 'em!

Lastly I should note that Taco Shack breakfast tacos are like little miracles in foil.