This is one of the new money-making schemes I came up with, where I act as surrogate poster for a fee. The Beers are taking advantage of a free one-day trial of the service, after which they can post their own runs or have me continue for a modest contribution to the cause. (Cause of me). The benefits of the service are too numerous to list here but basically it works like this. You email me your workout soon as you come home, instead of posting it on RA. I "translate" it for the forum to make it more meaningful and enjoyable for others to read. For example, if you do a track workout, I embellish the fluidity and control you had on the turns of the track and your acceleration on the straighaways, while downplaying how hot you thought it was, and all your puking and whining about the heat. For a long run, I focus on your form, total mileage and consistency of effort. I also remove comments about your dog, how you stunk up the bathroom that day and how you really feel about your kids or your spouse. My professional expertise in posting your run enhances your overall aura as a runner and makes you a far more interesting person. Breger and Perch, recognizing this, have already signed up for their trial period. I have convinced them that today when they post, absolutely no one is interested. But if readers see that their daily runs are covered in my post, people will be riveted on their performance and want to read every word. "Spareribs, tell me more about breger's run today," people will write. Bill and Steve are both quite excited at the potential. I am sure that many of you will want to get into this idea "on the ground floor" as they say, but space is rapidly filling up, so I would apply early for this service if I were you. Spareribs

Your experience again raises the question of why we can't get angiograms done more frequently--I read and remember Dr. Dale's explanation, primarily that: 1) there are false positives and; 2) it is an invasive procedure that has its risks (it IS the main artery they use). Still, the positives involved, in that it is an excellent diagnostic tool and pinpoints problems, make me think that it is worth insisting on scheduling one if one has heart disease or is experiencing clear symptoms. Of course, one would have to be informed of the risks and accept them. Again, this is the one test Tim Russert did NOT have. .

...I embellish the fluidity and control you had on the turns of the track and your acceleration on the straighaways, while downplaying how hot you thought it was, and all your puking and whining about the heat. ...I also remove comments about your dog, how you stunk up the bathroom that day and how you really feel about your kids or your spouse....