G'morning! Well, on the West Coast it's morning for about another hour 

Just thirty minutes of pool running last night. My brother's wedding is this weekend and somehow I have a ton of stuff to do to get both DH and I ready. Took today off work just to get started on the list - after sleeping in, coffee, and browsing RA!

Booked a kayak lesson/tour for this weekend. We're going to be right next to a lake for the wedding and I think it'd be fun to try, especially since a few people have mentioned it here! Any tips?

There's a short but steep trail from the hotel to the lake that I saw last time we were there, and since we'll be there for a few days I keep thinking I want to try and run it. It'll probably take my lunch money and send me home with a wedgie, but I really want to give it a go. I've never tried exercise at high altitude, so should I start with something easier instead like the elliptical in the hotel fitness room?

Yay!  It heated back up, and I got to run my intervals in full sun.  I've avoided that, and run them in the morning so far this summer.  Guess what I learned today.  You can hit your paces on intervals when it's 80, humid and sunny.  Recovering is not as easy.

Still painting the first floor instead of running.  Sprucing up for DD wedding in 4 weeks.   Maybe we will run tomorrow.

Welcome home Mel !!!!

Well I learned a valuable lesson today- bring water when it's warm!  I don't usually bring water and honestly I don't get thirsty when I run because I'm not used to drinking.  But today, I was running 1.5 miles farther than I'm used to, in  full sun, and in temps about 20 degrees warmer than what I've been running in lately.

I started off feeling great.  I mean great.  By about mile 4, I realized that I was starting to get thirsty.  No problem, I changed up my course to go by a picnic shelter than I thought had water.  I got there, no water fountain.  There was a sink, but some people were there setting up for an event.  I grabbed a couple of handfuls of water and kept on going.  About a mile later, I realized that I wasn't sweating anymore.  Yikes!  OK, there's a water fountain up ahead, I think I can make it.

I walked the last bit to the water fountain, got some water and sat down.  There was a guy there setting up for a BBQ, and he even gave me a bottle of water to take along.  Awesome!

I took the water and made it home, where I downed some Powerade.  I was very happy to be sweating again by the time I sat down!

Baconista- I think your plan is a sound one.  From what I've heard, we adjust (and de-adjust) to altitude fairly quickly, within a couple of days.  So if you exercise more lightly at first, that might be all it takes to be ready to hit the trail after a day or so!

Mitch, great job on the 3 with rain.. Is your PF still bothering you? If not or little of it, Nov HM seem reasonable.

Damaris, good luck with the 8x400.. A question: for MM like yourself, how does short interval like the 200/400 fit in?

Traci, I tried to control my urge to sign up more races.. With scotty, around, I think my syptom is pretty mild..

Scotty, man... I missed A&W.. they have pulled out of Singapore.. I did get to sleep at abt 2am+.. woke up at 8+ for the run.. So, not too bad..

Lauren, 4 days week is a major step..

Mel, holiday again?!! **Envy** Hope you get the trail run in.. Will go check out roadID.. Not sure if they ship to my place..

Hopesmom, in my culture, we believe it is good luck when you find some $$.. Good karma coming your way..

Cherie, worked in a bank.. yday was exception due to some serious database issues.. Else, my hrs are quite ok. Enjoy that 10K..

Jack, that's like my HM race speed at 8000?! Are you kenyans?

Bacon, no tips.. enjoy yourself and don't fall into the lake.. hee.. Maybe a few swam will make it perfect..

Jerry, that's good X-training..

Dave, good job on the 8. 63 is like runner envy temp.

Kristin, welcome back to running..

I have no idea, but my coach has them scheduled, so I must obey!  Haha.

No matter how short they are, they do help with the speed and form.  I start with 800ms next week.

Mitch, great job on the 3 with rain.. Is your PF still bothering you? If not or little of it, Nov HM seem reasonable.

Damaris, good luck with the 8x400.. A question: for MM like yourself, how does short interval like the 200/400 fit in?

Traci, I tried to control my urge to sign up more races.. With scotty, around, I think my syptom is pretty mild..

Scotty, man... I missed A&W.. they have pulled out of Singapore.. I did get to sleep at abt 2am+.. woke up at 8+ for the run.. So, not too bad..

Lauren, 4 days week is a major step..

Mel, holiday again?!! **Envy** Hope you get the trail run in.. Will go check out roadID.. Not sure if they ship to my place..

Hopesmom, in my culture, we believe it is good luck when you find some $$.. Good karma coming your way..

Cherie, worked in a bank.. yday was exception due to some serious database issues.. Else, my hrs are quite ok. Enjoy that 10K..

Jack, that's like my HM race speed at 8000?! Are you kenyans?

Bacon, no tips.. enjoy yourself and don't fall into the lake.. hee.. Maybe a few swam will make it perfect..

Jerry, that's good X-training..

Dave, good job on the 8. 63 is like runner envy temp.

Kristin, welcome back to running..