Finally got back outside today. Yay! Easy 6.3 with Daisy. She really liked that. MTA: I've registered for the Twisted Ankle HM in May. It's a really fun (but challenging, hence the name) trail run. Last year I procrastinated and it filled up so I didn't want to wait. Trey, it's in North GA--you're not that far away, you should do this one! Bring Daisy and Hobbes. Also tentatively planning the Mercedes HM in Birmingham next month.

Rest day yesterday - traveling this week, rain locally today, so will probably be TM time for my run today...legs will appreciate the softer surface anyway. Perfesser - the Twisted Ankle sounds pretty cool and a great time of the year for a trail run. I'll check out the details today. Hobbes and Daisy will certainly vote yes.

My ears seem to have recovered and I only have a few more days of antibiotics, so I hopefully will have a good week of running (on the treadmill of course). I did manage to run outside on Saturday & Sunday (yay!) and will do so again next weekend. Also, I signed up for boot camp starting this Sunday and going for 3 weeks (maybe longer if there is interest). The place that is holding it is 2 miles from my house so I plan on running there, doing boot camp and either running back or getting a ride if I can't walk. Should be interesting. I'm also toying around with running the Philly marathon this November and need to decide (1) if I really want to run another big marathon and (2) if I do run it, can I run it hard and fast... mentally I might be there, but we'll have to see. Anyway, my short term goals are to keep my mileage up and not get hurt. I'm off to do 5 on the treadmill!

Thanks for the link Perfessor...looks like a tough but pretty marathon. HM looks like a fun race. I am still gimping along but am starting to enjoy running again. We just got 12 inches of snow so I actually x-c skied today. Yesterday did five on the treadmill and of course I've been shoveling snow. Getting way too old for this. Dutchie...hang in there..study...then pass!

Weights today. Have a HM on Sunday (2/1), and so I don't want to go nuts with the mileage this week. But then I also know next week is going to be horrorshow on the miles -- I'm having a minor surgical procedure next Friday, and will miss my regular weekend long run during the two days of rest I'm supposed to have afterwards. I can try to make some of that up earlier in the week, but that will be right after the 2/1 HM! Hopefully I will feel up to it. I'm already trying to figure out if I want to go running the Friday morning of the procedure. I have to be at the hospital at 9, so it would be easy to get one in. But the surgery isn't scheduled until 11:30 and I'm not allowed to eat after midnight the night before. So . . . whaddaya think? Run at 6am, then don't eat until, sheesh, probably later in the afternoon, accounting for coming out of general and all that (and I understand nausea is a side effect of anesthesia recovery?). Yeah, that doesn't sound like fun, but it's tempting to get the miles in! And I definitely have to ask if "no food" also means "no coffee." Perfesser, that HM looks like fun -- nice that they give you a little warmup before that climb. Dutchie -- good luck with the exam! I hope it went well. When will you get results?

I was tired this morning as well! But dragged myself out to the gym and ran for an hour... just like most mornings. Fresh snow this morning, and still in the single digits. Man, am I sick of this. I don't think you will *ever* hear me complain in July even when its 75 at 5:30am with 90% humidity! I am optimistic that the weekend is supposed to warm into the 30's and if so I will definitely get outside. Anne, good luck with your HM! I say don't worry about low mileage next week, it is just one week out of the year. It is probably more important that your surgery and recovery go well. I know that's easier said than done though.

Nice 7.5-miler today. I'm having a good week, after two bad ones. Just pulled ahead of the bunny, but he'll pass me again by day's end. Another good run tomorrow should put a nice gap in there.

8 miles back home on my regular routes. The twisted looks cool. Serious elevation changes. I've got it on the calendar. Just hope I can get DW to commit to going with me so I can register.