Sorry for the late start this week... Been a good week so far. The MAF training really seems to be working, not so much in major speed increases, but in the ease of the running. My easy runs are really feeling easier, and I love that feeling.

Looks like ya'll are doing great. Keeping me honest. Great 10K time Richard. How much do you walk when you are racing and how often during the race? I had a decent last week even with lower mileage. I went to Charleston last weekend to stay with relatives and run the Bridge Run. That was fun, but almost impossible to run any kind of speed. 38,500 slots for racers, and I think they all reported to the start line. I decided not to worry about the time and just enjoy the environment. Other that one mishap with a road reflector, I ran ok. The people I was passing were amused when I tripped I'm sure, but I didn't hit the ground. Came close. Right afterwards, I heard another runner hit the ground and I think it was the guy who had a heart attack near the top of the bridge. I thought he had done the same thing I did, but couldn't see due to the number of runners. He got immediate medical help and survived, per the newspaper, thank goodness. I was hoping for one big mileage week this week getting ready for Racefest, but still having some calf soreness. I have no long runs. I was thinking like you Richard, but at this point I'll run it as a training run. I had thought about lowering to the 10k, but hopefully will be ready to run the 1/2. I do plan on beating my ThunderRoad time but doubt I'll be up to hitting my 1:50 goal.

38,000+ runners going across the bridge sounds CRAZY!! Wow. Enjoyed a rest day yesterday and was back at it today - a nice 4.7 mile run.

Way to run guys. Richard that's really moving. You've really been cutting your time down. Trials of Miles!