We meet again!

Ha Ha - Yes we do... Glad the marathon went well for you. I was reading your workouts and noticed the pain/swelling comments today. Racing a 5K soon after a marathon can be tough - but noticed the PR - congrats! Also, might want to hold off on intervals as well for another week or so - just some easy miles and maybe a few strides/fartleks (run faster for 15-20 seconds). Just listen to your body and it will tell you when to go hard again.

Looks like your training is right on track, congratulations on that! I'm horrible at sticking to any training plan. Thank you! I should have pushed a little harder during my last 5k, I really need to invest in a sports watch or a Garmin so I can pace myself better during races. The pain and swelling is odd, it's my left foot, just at the base of my toes in the center, basically the edge of the ball of my foot. It doesn't hurt when I run now, it hurts afterwards when I take my shoes off. I can't walk barefoot without discomfort. But it's nothing unbearable, and it is getting better. I took off from running the whole weekend and iced a lot. As for listening to my body, I'm a slow learner in that department. I hate to be "told" what to do, especially if my mind is set on something. (I have been taking it easy to some extent, listening to my body a little bit.) I still haven't tried Strides. How long in between each 15-20 second stretch? I'm up against the clock for my 5k goal. I must reach 21:00 minutes by my Nov. birthday...why? Oh, just because that is the goal I set to reach before turning 36.

Hey Jeff, Very nice 3 mile time on the 30th.

Thanks - that was following a 400m swim and 19 mile bike My first Sprint Tri...

How did you like the Tri? I can't believe the difference in per mile times from your usual workouts compared to your race. I guess that goes to show that you're doing something right. I should learn from your example!

Get a room !

For what? Well you know, my husband won't talk running with me, so this is rather nice. Great, now you've gone and made running "dirty"!! NICE JOB Dave!

haha - I was bored I ran in the rain tonight, now THAT was dirty!

That's the best kind of running (in the rain). I haven't done that for a couple of months now. It's raining now though, so maybe today is the day.

Fire ants and dog poop! What a way to start a race. WOW. Great job, great pictures! Your race report was fun to read. I've never done or seen a Tri, and now at least I have an idea of what the whole process is like. As much fun as it sounds, I'll stick to running and soccer. I get nervous riding a bike.

Hey Jeff, where are you?

Haven't seen him in a while either, but I seem to remember him posting about an injury of some sort. Hope you're doing okay and recovering, Jeff.