Good morning jules, thanks for the fine start off. Nice run there at a good clip. Funny you mentioned birds....this was the first morning I was laying in bed and hearing more birds churping, than I heard since this time last year...yeah, Spring is coming. I couldn't log on to RA yesterday, so I will post my run this morning. I want to get back to some sort of a normal plan with Sat being my long run day (not 10 miles like I did last Tues, ok) I ran my favorite route which is between 6 and 7 miles depending on a few different ways I can run it....so 6.3 miles - 1:05 - 10:20 pace. Like I told Holly yesterday, that may seem like a good recovery run for me, but that was really as fast as I could run...think my fast and being mad 10 miler finally caught up with me. But you know what...this run was perfect, and I now know I am back in the game as my foot feels great and I AM pain free. Also, it was IRC with the temp at 50 degrees and sunny...shorts - long sleeve tee - perfect. After while I will go out for a few miles easy to work the stiffness out of my legs. Erika, I really did miss my tapering buddie. Now off to catch up on everyone yesterday. Hope Holly had a good 20 miler, and hope everyone has good runs, or what ever you are doing on this fine Sunday. Healing vibes to all that are injuried...as jules said, like the change of the seasons, you WILL recover from what ever injuries you have, just be patient and let things heal up. TimBo

Ahhhh, 4 recovery miles this morning. In a running skirt! Lovely out -- windy, but warmer and manageable. dg, wish you could have had your decision confirmed in a less obvious way! Here's to no soreness tonight.

Sorry I've just realised I meant just under ie 10.65 not just over 11 miles whats .35 between friends?

I missed two consecutive days midweek because of the cold, so now running three in a row. Did a short one yesterday, 5 miles for the non-metric among us, just under 43 minutes. Long(er) one today, bright sunshine, and just above freezing, delicious looking day. Calling my daughter in Zimbabwe today to get the latest news, it seems a provisional power-sharing agreement has been reached, some small hope for stability. Simon.

10@7:55

Gordon, wow 10@7:55...that is good man. 3 recovery miles after my 20 miler yesterday.

Tet – nice 2-continent 2-a-day! Mariposai – excellent 20-miler yesterday! You inspired me today. Tim - 50° and you wore a long-sleeved shirt? Nice running though, and bummer about the flaky women… DG – ouch! That black ice is deadly. Simon – what brought your DD to Zimbabwe? 40ish for my run this morning – yippee! The plan for today was a 20-miler, with some faster miles near the end aiming at BQ MP (8:47). This is not my current MP, but I’m hoping if I work on it all summer, I can get there again for Columbus Marathon in October, which is my target marathon for 2009. The river path that I would prefer to do these LRs on is still icy, so I did 3 loops through town (stopping for gel/water/check on DH in between) – a tougher, hillier route than the flat, smooth river path, with my own version of “Heartbreak Hill” at miles 7, 14, and 20. Today was one of those LRs where I felt beat by mile #12, and was sure that I would not be able to squeak out any faster-paced miles near the end, but I surprised myself. 20.50 miles, ave pace 10:08 (surprising with the hills), with miles 16 and 17 at 8:36 and 8:47, then a ¼ mile recovery jog, then one more mile at 8:47. The last MP mile was into the wind, my legs were crying, and I wanted very much to quit, but I was thinking about a certain butterfly lady who would have encouraged me to be strong and push myself to finish. And when I was staggering up the last long hill home, I remembered her words from yesterday about form and concentrated on keeping my shoulders back and my back straight. Thanks Mariposai! 380 miles on this pair of shoes, 516 miles on my back-up pair – I need to buy some new shoes before my next 20-miler. When I got home I stretched, made some hot, sweet, blueberry tea and took and ice bath. (Aaaaauuuugggghhhh!!!) I hate ice baths, but figured today called for one. Happy Sunday!