Good morning all Glad you and Karin had a good time and run this morning Holly. Raining here also, and we really need it. As soon as the rain stops it's suppose to be a lot cooler for the weekend and sunny, as I have a 20 miler planned tomorrow AM. Interesting, and enjoyable day here yesterday. 7 easy / recovery miles last night - 9:00 pace in a slight drizzle which felt good, and my heel was a little grouchy, but tolerable. Kinda weird, it hurts more walking than running Quick WWYD question about my Marathon. The race is around 60 miles away and would only take about an hour or so to get there. I am struggling with just getting up early and driving there, or getting a Hotel room and staying the night before....and money is not the issue. I guess it would be fun to stay in a Hotel and be close to the race site. But driving there would give me a chance to wake up and enjoy a nice ride to think about things and eat on the way. Oh well, just thinking this morning Well, quick post as I need to get started on my paper work on this TGIF. Have a good day all. Tim

We missed you Tim...waited for you and everything. TGIF Karin/CNYrunner

You didn't miss me...I told you I was going to be sneaky, and the rain helped with that. Full report later on what I heard from you two...especially that part about that "Tim guy" being such a "stud muffin" Tim

This must be the Rain morning. I woke up to hear rain drops outside so i went back to bed. But then I thought "Hey I'm awake. Just go to the Gym and run the Treadmill". So that's what I did. 8.6 treadmill miles at 8:37 pace with miles 4, 5, and 6 at Tempo pace - 8:00, 8:00, and 7:45 min/mile. For those of you on the Atlantic Coast and on up into New England who are waiting for Hanna to arrive this weekend ... get your rain gear out and check that umbrella. Hanna is a BIG Rain Maker! We're getting dumped on BIGTIME down here by Hanna, even by our standards. Bill PS: Nah. Holly's going to get on the treadmill and run 1/10 mile backwards to make it an even 7 like she posted.

teresa--not a big expert on going to the games, but be prepared to spend a minimum of $30 at any of the parking lots. and i think they go a lot higher. So much for "free" tickets we have occasional had some luck on the side street several blocks away, but it's a tricky timing issue as you need to get there just after people are leaving work and before the deluge of fans arrive. Holly and Karin--sounds like a fun run through the raindrops. and who does the helping on math in your house, Holly? out for a lap around the lake this morning. i met a friend running who I haven't seen in a while and he was telling me that a mutual friend had had a heart attack AND a followup quintuple bypass a few weeks ago. he's back on his feet, but he's younger and thinner than me I thought he was in pretty good shape, too. Quite a pause to think. Kevin eta: Teresa--another option might be to drive down 128 to the Riverside station (right by the Mass pike) and take the train in from there. it's about a 1/2 hour in. take a look on the MBTA map.

Uh, Holly. Hate to break this to you but you ran 7.1 miles Are you going to get on the TM for the other 0.9 miles to make an even 8?

(slaps hand on head) Duh! That’s what I get for trying to do math before 7am. My only excuse is that I was still giddy from my run with Karin, thinking of all the things we talked about during our run...

PS: Nah. Holly's going to get on the treadmill and run 1/10 mile backwards to make it an even 7 like she posted.

Hmmmmm...you have me thinking there.... Tim – you heard that? I THOUGHT I heard a rustle in the bushes.... As for the hotel question, for a race that close I would always opt for sleeping in my own bed, but then I tend to sleep poorly away from home.

Nice to see some of our members having a chance to run together. That's hard to beat and something us isolated canucks miss up here. Off to the cottage until Tuesday with my dad and I get to race in Sudbury too..thigh feeling a little better but tight so it will be interesting to see if it holds out. Heavy rain forecast for my half marathon on Sunday...I SAY BRING IT ON I LOVE RUNNING IN THE RAIN....lets' see if others like it as much as me. Enjoy the day and the weekend. Will post on Tuesday. Tall

A wildfire that raged through Idaho recently revealed remnants of the famed pioneer route the Oregon Trail. That is just a huge weight off my back...I've been searching for it for years now...it's always the last place you look. Holly: Our double-header Saturday is against another seniors team...our season playing against all the whippersnappers ended Wednesday night. Jeanne:

On Tuesday, it was 93F with high humidity here. Our classrooms are not air conditioned...

Well, when I went to school we had to walk 6 miles through the snow...uphill both ways. Carolyn: 36:01 4-miler? I think that's great..wish I could do it. Ribs: Well, I'm probably gonna start rooting for the Rangers next year...I'm a lifelong Yankee fan and they have the worst team in baseball this year.

"He's powered with ram injection but it's understood, I got a fuel-injected engine sittin' under my hood," in reference to all my new spare parts.

Brilliant! I'm posting that on the BB list... Tramps:

When does football start?

As far as UVA goes, the season could start & end on the same day..can't believe they lost their first game something like 200-0. Holly & Karin: Your run sounds wonderful...any good gossip? Ran 4 miles at the track this morning...fifth day in a row for me...that's too much..but we are scheduled for two softball games tomorrow morning which will probably be Hanna'd out. Tried to do another progression run and, like last time, the second mile got me. 9:12 9:19 9:07 8:53 Total 36:31 (9:08) Ran out of gas on the last mile and had to walk for 15 seconds. DickyG