so...it was Lucy's the dog birthday on the 13th...that explains why I had such a terrific run this late afternoon. I flew into Wenatchee on Friday after a whirlwind trip to the big city...and took advantage of a 2:30 hours free time I had while my car was being serviced to run the first loop of my upcoming marathon. 11 miles@MP...and it felt good, with the 1 mile to the bike path and a mile back made it to a nice 13 miles. Oh! I must admit I was thinking of Tobias when I saw a dog just like Tobias walking with it's owner. SRlopez.... I celebrate your 200th marathon...........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are an inspiration to many of us. go SrLopezzzzzzzzzzz go!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning Ladies And to everyone else that'll be checking in. An early start at work today. It's @sses and elbows here. Lots to get done in two days. Srlopez......Congrats, what an awesome accomplishment.........you are a driven man. Out for an easy 5 and some change last night. Perfect running weather........41 deg, sunny no wind, just enough breeze to evaporate the little bit of sweat you did generate. Should be the same tonight but I don't know how I'll feel when I get out here......or what time it'll be. I made my 2nd bike commute as well. 28 deg this morning. A little cold on the hands and chin but certainly bearable. Wishing good runs to all !

I ran some of perches healing miles, too! 5.1 miles, 46:22, 9:08/mi, AHR 136 (68% mhr) Happy birthday, Lucy! Happy pi day!

congratulations srlopez! I'm in awe of you're accomplishment Mariposai, you did what I tried to do this morning. I was aiming to do 10mi at marathon pace, but did most of it 60s/mi off. Most of it was that I was holding back for tomorrow's 20, but I wanted to pick it up more than I did. Have a great day every one!

I was just trying to fathom running something like ten marathons a year for twenty years. When you think of it that way, it is even more amazing. You have to have some constitution to do that. This is a short week for me. I am trying to make sure I can pace the Saint tomorrow, so I am doing about the same workouts she does, except that I don't take any days off. Today we did 2 miles, just to loosen up, and I am pretty sure she is ready for her Half tomorrow. This afternoon we will work packet pickup and I am excited to do that because you meet so many people you know and get to chat, as well as people you haven't made friends with yet. SRL, if you are in Coppell today, drop by the RunOn store on Denton Tap from one to six and say hi if you have nothing to do. Spareribs

Marj and I ran around the local resevoir this beautiful, sunny morning as a shakeout for tomorrow's half in New Bedford (supposed to be in the mid 50's). i hope spring stays (at least till after Boston).

a quick hi. weather bliss here today. Nancy...thanks for your as always uplifting post.... and what a great run. happy belated, Lucy! sorry i'm late. SRL.... . you're incredible. what an effort, what an accomplishment. Twocat..... (((()))))!!!! Happy pi day Lou.

Okay, I ran a local 5K this morning. Yesterday I told Timbo that my sekrit goal for this race was 23:42 (7:38 pace). I knew that I have been doing almost no anaerobic work, and that other than 2 miles in December at (7:56, 7:59), I had not run a single other mile at a (7:XX) pace since early June of 2008. Still, the weather was good, clear and 33 degrees, and I did a 3 mile WU with some striders, and gave it a good effort. There were more hills than I had hoped for, but the uphills did have lovely corresponding downhills. Official results: Time: 23:32 (7:35 ave) 1/44 AG (40-49) 10/215 Female 49/388 OA Sounds great, right? But these are totally off. There was no chip timing, and the clock actually said 23:45 when I crossed the finish line, not 23:32. (I was very excited to come that close to my sekrit goal.) But then I got home and downloaded my Garmin. We all know that Garmins are notoriously off slightly on distance, so I was not that concerned that it measured the course was 3.03 miles, but it clocked my splits at: 7:41 7:56 7:59 So who knows where I really was with this race. But the clock said 23:45, and that’s what I’m putting in my log. Overall, considering I haven’t run this fast in so long, I am not unhappy with the effort. It gives me a baseline to start the season. But I definitely feel like, with some more practice at faster paces, I could better this time later this summer. And hey, I beat out 43 other women in the 40-49 AG.... 7.1 miles total today, with a 3 mile WU and a 1 mile CD.