We've been using the pool for aqua jogging, which gives the joints a break while still providing a fairly good workout. In the past we had to drive to Iowa Falls, so this has been great.

Jogging is a little hard on the joints. You get twinges in the hinges, and I had a hip replacement, so I decided bicycling would be easier on the joints.

It was very cold and windy and I thought the girls ran exceptionally well considering the weather. Ft. Dodge St. Edmond has an excellent team and this was a great preview of what to expect for the conference meet in two weeks.

She's our big gun. It was nice to see her pick up where she left off. Our last meet here, for districts, she won all the same events, too.

We had a prayer and we turned out the lights and just let the girls talk and console each other.

That has been going well. The first day we did it I asked for a show of hands if that was the farthest they had ever run at one time, most of the freshman raised their hands. We're gradually getting used to it. We are also doing less of the traditional static stretching and focusing more on dynamic stretching, which involves a lot more movement and gets the muscles a lot more warmed up.