It's Dad's birthday today. So I think it is appropriate that I have gone for a run. My throat was burning for most of the run and I kept a good pace. A good rhythm of steps to breathing. I was surprised when I checked the time on my watch after I reached the door to the apartment building. 24 minutes and 22 seconds for the 5.7km run. It's the best time I have done for this run, which is pleasing. My schedule told me I should have been running for 40 minutes today. I have been lazy by not designing a 40-minute run. I'm not sure where it would go - perhaps a bigger loop out east? I should really design one to be done next weekend. As usual, I enjoyed the stretching after the run. It is rare that I can have the whole apartment gym to myself, so I can turn off the tv, sit on the floor in a peaceful atmosphere and do my stretches in my own time.