Good morning, all! Dave - thanks for being brave enough to start the daily - good job!! Vista - come back and visit - we'll miss you! Twocat - I'm with you on the muggy conditions - I don't remember CT being quite this muggy at this time last year. 16 hot and humid miles @10:14 pace on the trail yesterday. Fortunately, it was mostly overcast and the sun didn't show up until we were driving home. I thought I felt good enough to do 20, but decided to quite while I was ahead. I don't know if it was all of the extra holiday food or what, but the long miles this week felt so much better than 12.5 the previous week. 7 muggy hilly miles @ 9:51 pace this morning. There was heavy fog that I thought was getting progressively heavier until I realized it was just my fogged up glasses ;-). Good runs to all!

Here's a really good article about running in the HHH from the International Herald Tribune. I spent most of the weekend on two wheels once again: Friday with my DW riding the beautiful new "Riverwalk" along the Detroit River, including a lap around Belle Isle (Detroit's "Central Park" equivalent). Then Saturday a 42-mile charity ride that included a ferry crossing and ride around Harsen's Island (Lake St. Clair) in absolutely perfect weather conditions. And, finally, another 14 hot, sluggish miles with my DW yesterday on a local rail-trail. One upcoming problem: if I ever get back to running this summer I'm going to look strange in my running shorts since I've developed a definite "biker's tan" with the shorts that come down just above the knee. Good running (and/or riding), everyone!

As Ribs has me on a Marathon training plan, I now realize the healing benefits of these 3 or 4 mile recovery runs. Till this point with "my own" training plan, I thought such short runs were a waste of time...not anymore. Oh yeah, I have officially chose my first Marathon this Fall - Nov 1st.... Is this the time I should get one of those shirts to wear that says "3 months ago this seemed like a good idea" when I get to mile 20 and start to "feel it" . And no, I wouldn't wear a shirt like that in a race http://monumentalmarathon.com/ My first choice was actually the Columbus Marathon and was excited about meeting Holly and her family, as she graciously offered me to stay in her families home. But it is about 3 1/2 hours away and the race is on Sunday and would be a difficult ride back home AFTER running a Marathon.....why have a Marathon race on Sunday? I can't think of one benefit or advantage of a big Sunday Marathon with people commuting to the race and needing to get back to work on Monday...at least in my case. Sorry Holly, it would have been fun, but there is always next year Joey Joey Joey, you better at least check in and say hi now and then....or better yet, don't leave at all . But whatever you decide, I wish the very best for you and your endeavors. ( though I think you are taking what happened the other day a little to personal) Have a great day all, Tim

Tim - that looks like a great marathon. Hey, maybe I'll do that one next year, and we could meet up for some post-race food and chat. I'll be interested in hearing about your experience there this year.

Joey - you are a dear, dear man, but I really believe you are making a mountain out of a molehill here. IMO, you're taking this whole thing way too seriously. If you must take a break from RA to pursue other goals, that is well and good, but please don't feel like you have to go.

Ditto. I don't really get your reaction to this. Hope to hear more from you. I hope I didn't scare you off! I'd feel terrible. No running for me today. I thought I'd lay low since I'm on a liquid-only diet for the day in prep for my first-ever colonoscopy tomorrow. (Oh, joy!) Bad genes---father had colon cancer, older sister's already had pre-cancerous polyps--resulted in my doc insisting I get this done at the ripe old age of 45. Yuck.

Vista/Joey - I hope you read down at least this far. I really don't my first ever "new topic" post on this forum to be known as the one where you left. I could not live with the shame. Were all cyber-neighbors and you can't just quit talking to your neighbors.

Larry, can you give us a bit more detail on what you mean by "long" and "easy" and "short" and "1/2 at MP". Also the mileage on Saturday and Sunday especially, where it looks like you have back to back tough days. I have no opinion about your week absent more information. Spareribs

I must have missed all the drama from before, nothing new to me though. For me today 12 miles at a comfortable pace. Time to tear more stuff out of the kitchen, the cabinets are shipping soon.