this guy needs a chiropractor. I past him, i thought you rock dude. seriously. no cheating, guess his marathon finish time?

Yeah, 6 hours sounds about right to me. What I don't understand is how you passed him. Did he start too far up front? Pam - sorry about your dog. Well sorry about all the other things, too, but I know it must be really hard to see your dog really sick like that. I haven't done push-ups or sit-ups for a while, but I still think I'd have no problems with those, or the run. At 52, 14:42 would be a piece of cake. IRC this morning -- 41° so long sleeves, but still a beautiful morning 5.1 miles, 46:02, 9:02/mi, AHR 134 (69% MHR)

Dave - I know it was asked, but I'm not sure I remember when you are leaving the DC area -- was it early July? Anyhow, I was thinking... before you leave it'd be fun to have a team blister group run some weekend before you leave, for anyone who can get to the DC metropolitan area. I'm thinking at least you, me, Kim, maybe Perry and Shan (not sure how far they are from DC), although all would be welcome of course. Who is in? We can negotiate dates here or in private email -- private email is probably better not sure everyone wants to watch that.

What an awesome picture of Shan and Bugs! Wow, those smiles just light up the room, don't they? You ladies are gorgeous! Pam, I sure hope your dog gets better. I hate it when the pets are sick, they can't tell you what's wrong and just lie there looking pathetic. Good luck with your runs, too. I'm thinking a 5k right before a marathon (as in... days) is a little much, but if you don't go all out it should be ok. I totally emphathize with the hectic schedule though... been there, still doing that! Dave is speedy. Two miles is a good distance for a test, IMO. A group run in DC sounds fun! Hope you guys can pull a good group together. One of the downsides of living soooo far away from everything, I have to watch those things from afar. Can't reply to everyone, but I did read up on all your going's on. Hope Murphy is ok, haven't heard from him for awhile? You guys are doing great and looking forward to some upcoming race reports!! I had PT yesterday, and she gave me some good core/hip stabilizer exercises to do. She's impressed with my recovery so far and asked if I'd been running. I said, no, I was told not to for awhile. She looked surprised. Like runners are never going to do what you tell them to do! Heh, well we'll keep it up for another week and then start easy running next week. Knock on wood I can get back in marathon shape by June 27. Goal revised from possible PR attempt to just finishing in good form.

Pam so sorry to hear about your dog. Hope she gets better. My dog is 18 and isnt eating very much the last couple of days. Other than that she seems fine, but I am worried. Lou, you have ruined me. One of the stocks on my watch list is ticker symbol WRB ( W.R. Berkley Co.) Everytime I see it, I think Will Run for Beer. I talk about stocks by how I pronounce their ticker symbol, not the real name of the company. All my trading friends understand, my other friends think I am nuts. But they think I am nuts for running anything over a mile too.

Cash- that's funny..... I saw a team at my relay that was called Will Run For Beer.... I forgot to tell Lou about that. Re: clothes- I rewear clothes.... depends how bad they are.... non- running related topic: What's a good marinade for fish? I am determined to have an enthusiastic response from my loverly DH about dinner.

Anything cajun starts with 4 sticks of butter per fish.

I had a big hamburger at Five Guys and should be stuffed, but after coming home and mowing, and then reading your discussion of fish and marinade, mmmmmmmm