Good morning taper Timmi and all to follow ..... Out for 5 windy miles with Brinkley this morning. Heat wave at 32 degrees. My quandry today was do I wear yaktraxs or not wear yaktraxs. I have about .75 miles of snowy roads before getting to the main roads and paths that are plowed. Running on dry roads with the yaktraks on just feels wierd and I'm not sure how good it is on the knees. Anyway - I wore them ... 5 miles - 10:13 avg. pace - 165 avg. HR Happy Hump Day!

A beautiful, clear, chilly 50F degrees this morning turned my 10.15 mile easy run into an MP run. Still felt easy. Average HR only 144. Mile 9 was run at Tempo pace for a bit of stamina work. I am truly envious of those of you who get to run in this kind of weather most of the year. Bill

chilly 50F degrees? Bill I was going to heap abuse on you for that, but you've earned it. you & Erika can say whatever you want about the weather. imo. good morning! Mary, same thing with the cleat type.. I have both. they're so loud on dry sidewalks.

But the sheen wasn't everywhere

Lou, are you nuts? you are tough. I hope you bounce well. Erika, yeah you!!! . ..

I feel very bad at time management when I read all that you can fit in at the beginning of the day.

oh, you shouldn't. i'm trying to manage my time better. the time varies a little. average, run starts at 5:30 & I finish stretching, well, 7:30 is the latest. I started late & wasted way too much time yesterday, you have to change areas (it's a big gym). pit stops. brief conversations...remember when i was gym shopping & didn't want anyone to talk to me? sheesh. you get to know the early morning crowd after a while. i feel like ms. congeniality, (the crusty curmudgeon version.). I guess I do usually keep moving at a pretty good clip, but still never get it all done. yea me too. turns out I'm sick. . which explains my carpy run yesterday. such a relief. things were just starting to feel right again. this morning I slept late, only did about a half hour of yoga.

5.2 easy miles @ 8:46. Clear and chilly in the mid-20s today. Right hamstring/ITB/quad still funky, but better. Off to NYC for work for a couple of days; gotta run.

A husband and wife have been charged with torture and other counts after a bruised, terrified 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, San Francisco authorities said. The couple had been taken into custody for questioning earlier in the day at their home where the boy was allegedly held against his will. A search of the home turned up evidence implicating the couple. When questioned by the police, the boy claimed that although he had been fed and clothed, his torturers had forced him to run on a treadmill each day as well as watch an hour of "Let's Make A Deal" reruns. Deb:

....negative splits. don't know if it counts for that short a run.

Well I, for one, think they count...your 4.5 mile run is about all I ever do so as far as I'm concerned negative splits count at any distance. Jeanne:

"A Brown County Sheriff's Department deputy had his truck broken into WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT FROM 10:35 TO 11:25 PM on Tuesday. The deputy's laptop, field training manual and flashlight were stolen."

The guy was probably inside studying for the lieutenant promotion exam. Leslie:

If this doesn't bring a small tear to your eye, you may be hopeless: Phone Salesman Amazes Crowd

Very good, but Tramps can sing that whole piece using his Bob Dylan voice. Ribs: My teeth are still chattering after reading about your Chicago run. I've also run along the lake in January wearing shorts...under 19 pair of sweatpants. Teresa: Don't you need to change your avatar to a lion or something? Tet: Why is it that the three girls to your right are all wearing low-cut dresses...and why are you looking that way? Mary, Perch, Tramps, Holly...way to get out there this morning! About the same rotten temps here...4 miles in 36:25 (9:06)...Ave HR 145 Max 161...this frigid air just sucks the breath out of me...had to walk 5-6 times in last mile. I guess it still beats injuring myself on a treadmill. Where's Maine? (Yeah, yeah, yeah...I know it's up north somewhere) DickyG (edited to modify my own stoo-pud question)

Good morning.... sort of. Another 60 minutes of cycling to nowhere. It is kind of getting old and sometimes even the bike seat irritates the sciatic issue, but better than nothing. MRI later today so probably no time for the eliptical. It is sunny and mild too for December! Maine is just to the northeast of me.... Is it possible to train for Boston on the elliptical? I may find out... Happy running or non-running to all. I think I am about on day 23...

So you need advice for what games will entertain a young boy, srlopez? A nice chilly 60 degree run on Signal Hill yesterday, even talked my trainee into doing hill work. Then a short session at the track with the other running club. Total distance 7.25 miles