Gooooood Morning everyone, Just popped in to start the new thread! Two more days of prepping the ground floor. Then I'm done and others can get to work. My marathon training has been problematic the last 4 weeks, due to my knee injury. On top of that, weatherforecast says it will be 24C on race day. It will be ugly! I just try to remember what someone said to me when I was whining about my injury: "it's better to get to the starting line slightly undertrained, then not at all". Ah yes, I also signed up for the Amsterdam Marathon on 19 October. Anyone care to join me? I'll clear out a room for you to stay Teresa: wow, you're adding half a house to the one you've got when do you think it'll be finished? And where do you find the time to do all that? Imogene: think there are quit a few people here who have a 100 mile goal. Ennay: I'll be without a kitchen for about 4 weeks. But I have a microwave that doubles as an oven, a slow cooker, an electric rice cooker and an electric BBQ. I think with a little improvising we can manage. Jeff: great to see you posting again. I'm sure you'll do fine at your race. Aaron: sorry you fell of page 1. I'm sure you'll catch up with the bunny now that the weather is nicer. Crabby: I lurk in the 1000 mile group. Nice group too. fyrfytr: congrats on running a good race. Ennay: wow, you did two races in one month! Tested my knee yesterday: 27.7K. Felt tender at the end. Was exhausted. But it was my first run at 21C. So that needs some getting used to. Will be running late in the day to get used to these higher temps. Running indoors at 20C is very different from running with that big bright yellow bulb in the sky Got a 3K doggie fun run / recovery run planned for later today.

I am sooooo in trouble when it warms up. On my race on saturday there was a point where I was thinking "damn this is a smidge too warm" It was probably 57F. I just dont know how I will find time to heat acclimate. Even in the summer here at 5 am it is cool, I may have to pay a babysitter to come by once a week during afternoon naps so I can go for a short run in peak heat. It is USUALLY coolish for the marathon, but sometimes not. They are predicting that when (if) this rainy cool weather we have been having ends we will have a very hot dry summer. They are saying it wont get hot until July, but that makes me fear that it will linger into October. Teresa...you've got great mileage there...you should blast this 5K!

We are in the 40's in Juneau here and I am hoping for a 30-mile week. My mileage is getting more consistent. Taking a day off today but looking at a 10-mile run on Tuesday. Speedwork and a slow kids run on Wednesday some fun 6-8 milers and a 13 mile Trail race maybe! Have definitely not committed to the trail race. Have a great week. Ennay aren't you in the Pacific Northwest?

Yup! I am about 20 miles from Portland Oregon. We are having gorgeous weather today--supposed to get up into the 70's. Oregon is a great place to run, but it makes one both a heat and cold wimp.

Hee hee - if you substitute "Maine" for "Oregon" in that paragraph, I could have written it! Even the weather and distance from Portland is correct. Weird!

Last week was 27.9. It had an opportunity to be epic, but fate intervened. I was planning to run about 14~15 miles during a Relay for the Cure, but it got rained out. Then Sunday morning, I was planning to get up early and run with a training group running the course of my upcoming Memorial Day 10k. But my son woke up around 3:30am, and once that happened, I instinctively turned off my alarm clock. So I might have had a big 20-mile chunk this past weekend. Nevertheless, still a good week.

33.3 last week.... had a really good 6.25 mile run today followed up by margaritas and fajitas for cinco de mayo. Hope everyone had good a run.

3.5 this beautiful am....supposed to start raining again later. sigh.

Awesome Teresa...you are gonna rock that 5K