sherpagirl, Please excuse the multiple posts, I just came down from browsing Sherpajohn's blog linked here on RA member profiles. I think I got the name correct, but check it out. I'm a little light-headed from the experience. Have yet to figure out motionbased log thingie (digitaly challenged) LG1, Must take nap now..thin air makin sle e p y..........................

one more while I have a computer at my fingertips. Many wild dogs here. Luckily they're afraid of people. I am getting so much interesting, exotic food shoved down my noodle hole, I'm going to weigh 300 pounds. I am definitely something to look at for the Taiwanese. I'm very, very white, and so is my hair. Lots of stares. I'm a foreigner and feel left out of every conversation, save a few tidbits thrown my way by my wife. One gal thought I looked like Robert Redford. I didn't think Robert Redford was ugly. Felt strange running around in shorts. No one runs that I can see. All scooter and bikes. I did see a man doing stairs at the local Confuscious temple. Stopped, rolled up his pants cuffs and proceeded to run up a few 100 stairs. Had authentic Hakar food today in Meinong (my mother-in-law lives there). Have had very little sleep. Sleeping on tatami, which is basically a bare floor to an American. I tossed and turned more than Shamu the whale during performance. At 4:00 the roosters wake you up. Can't get used to the tiny sandals I must wear around the house. Many, many beautiful sights. The people are so friendly and respectful, and beautiful. Scary driving by my mother-in-law. I've yelled out a few times thinking I was about to die. Where we are staying (the other place) we can see Tapei 101 tower from our bedroom. More tatami there. Spreading my ribs like a jaws of life as I sleep. Lots of walking.. Hoping to maintain a bit of slow twitch fitness. Japanese and China airlines beats any American airline any day. Amazing service, clean bathrooms, and the most beautiful sky waitresses in the universe. The plane trip was a bit grueling, but not as bas as I thought. Well that's it. Oh, "smelly tofu" who would ever smell that and go "I want to eat that!" Too each their own. Keep going. Back to my adventrue. --Jimmy

Even Lower...I kept my heart rate a little lower today, averaging 131 bpm over 7 miles (10:50/mil avg) on the treadmill. I liked this, as I did not have to adjust treadmill speed very often, and will continue to try this out.

12/24/07: 3.99 miles / 9:20 / 149 AHR 12/25/07: biked for a while in the gym, 120-130 bpm. 12/26/07: 4.96 miles / 9:55 / 147 AHR 12/27/07: 6.16 miles / 9:27 / 153 AHR Haven't posted here in a few days. Today's run, a lunch-time 6 miler, was beautiful out, but I kept a co-worker waiting on lunch. Hah. Ate upon my return. My shins are acting up this week, I'm torn between hitting 400 miles for the year and taking it easy to let my legs catch up with the rest of me. Hmm...

10 grueling MAF miles as I am fighting a sore throat & a cold AHR=134 Max=142 pace =12:19 RHR=56 it is usually around 50 Took an extra rest day yesterday but it didn't help. Jimmy, I am ordering take out Chinese in your honor have fun and stay safe, Greg

newgen, Thanks for the well wishes if I weren't trying to come close to 40 this week I probably wouldn't have gone so long today. I'll hit the treadmill at work tomorrow so at least I'll be indoors . Thanks again,Greg

treadmilled an easy 6: 10:43 avg, HR= 133. It has been a nice week to run easy volume, and I hope to keep stringing these weeks together to test the MAF principles on my running.