Ahck! I forgot the fashion report! ....Not that I did anything terribly noteworthy (other than the afforementioned "Gas Cap" w/coupla gel packs..)....white (incredibly soft!) Colorado Half Marathon tech T, olive Addidas capris, Mango Peal Izumi Shines, blk/gry Nike gloves, blk micro-fiber pullover jacket/ski shirt for the 1st frosty coupla hrs....(NOT throwing that one away!!) then tied around my waist, REI Single Shot hydration pack (see water bottle) w/pocket for ipod, hard candies, chapstick, sunscreen packs, car remote, cell phone (off), & later - gloves in the bungee! I kin stuff alot in a pocket the size of my fist!! & sunglasses....modified my ipod playlist to include: Genesis, Brad Paisley, Jimmy Buffett, Sugarland, Collective Soul, U2, Santana, Eagles, Trace Adkins, Rascal Flatts..... R2: from DH....ah, yeah....Snorkle's family farm is "just around the corner" from DH's Mom's place...they all grew up (if you can call it that! ) together....our niece is still "storing" a gelding on the From Family Farm....& the last time we saw Steve in person (I've only met him @ Oktoberfest, Sidney) he gave us the last book he'd written, "The Reincarnation of Bennett McKinney"...I still haven't read it.... This is the official (according to some National Association whose name completely escaped me during my 1st cup of coffee!!) "National Run A Mile Day" to commemorate the day that Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile back in 1954 w/3:59.4 So get out there everybody for at least ONE MILE!!! (gots me some vitamin I & ginger in fronta me in prep!) ......still off work today......I kin feel ma legs this am....I wanna go back to da numb nubs! (kidding!) Mairead & I walked (not counting mandatory shopping & errands) 4.27 mosey miles yesterday....@ one point I attempted to 'trot' across the intersection w/Jumbo Jamba Juice in hand....it was not good!! .....stretching & just generally "moving stuff" throughout the day....folks @ the Bolder Boulder retail store just looked at me "knowingly" (had to buy the tech shirt that says "Sea Level is for Sissies" whilst signing up DH for the race).... however, folks @ Sam's club...well, lets just say it was a different kinda look! Have an Awesome Day folks!! Cindy

Cindy - What a great report! Yout got talent, girlfriend. You can just feel the great time you had. Joe - What an incredible finishing time!! Woot Woot!!! Jewels - We're proud of you for getting the buns out in the early morning hours. As much as I hate getting up so stinking early, it's my preferred running time. Nobody's around (well, almost nobody), very little traffic. It's like you're in your own little cocoon. Arla - Re the nutrition info I sent you. I forgot to back it up with the fact that I believe the information is based around my trail running. That may be why there's a lot of calorie intake on the long runs. Did an hour of aerobic/strength training with The Firm gals. They gotta go. I didn't hardly break a sweat, let alone get my heart rate up and keep it up. With the exception of the strength portions, it felt like a bit waste of time. I have a line on a refurbished Lemond RevMaster stationary bike for a sweet deal in So. Cal. I should find out today if it's still available, shipping cost, etc. Keep your fingers crossed! (Hey - my boss' renter just came in with cash for her rent. Hmmmm . . . . . )

Garage Sales are "profitable" this time of year?!

Okay, Arla, that was too funny! I was laughing out loud!

Oh yea,before I forget. Trent had this posted on another thread. Won't come by NJ, but I'm going to get running with it somehow. http://www.runforthefallen.org/

Leslie - I did what you're thinking about with a bike - got a $20 bike at a thrift store or garage sale (I forget) and maybe a $60 windtrainer and I was good to go. DO NOT put a nice bike on a trainer, unless you can ride on rollers - you'll wreck your headset (BTDT). Joe - a steady 30 - 35 mpw should give you an awesome base, particularly since you've got trails ... *sigh* My favorite part of that little video is the guy just staring at the stairs. Arla

We got back in the field yesterday trying to get a mucky muck field done before it rained again, and got er done so can get this typed up. Yesterdays reports are a very tough act to follow but here goes anyway. Goodall (rec center) Gallop 5k Ogallala NE We knew about this little fun run/race for some time, May 3 isn't the best time even if its only 30 miles from home. We didn't preregister or anything, would just go for it if we got rain or if it worked out. Didn't really look good with Lynda and I purging all body contents earlier in the week. Friday brought 6 inches of snow and we found out they postponed until Sunday at 1 pm. So now the only question remained is if that 5 pounds I lost last week would make me faster. Got there an hour early, the first ones there and signed in, our packet consisted of a My Name Is sticker that you handed to the teen carrying the appropriate sign board for your age group. Teeshirts were ordered and manufactured while you ran. Age groups were birth to almost college, college to middle age, and old. This is a really small laid back race mind you, as we were learning. Beings we figured the line to the porta-potties would be really short we decided to take a spin in Lynda's car round the course. Lots of corners a, little dirt road, a u-turn, a little elevation gain toward the rattlesnake hills but not to the top, lots more turns then back to the rec center. When we got back people were starting to arrive, some of the usual suspects at local races and others out for a nice walk on a gorgeous spring day. Only blocks from the school track Lynda and I jogged over and did some warmup laps. 34 years ago my freshman track coach made me run a leg in the mile relay on this old track, my first and last track race. I did 3 laps coming up to pace then slowing near the end. As race timed neared 40 or 50 participants gathered 4 foot behind the start line. "Thats so Ogallala" remarked a woman lined up near me. "No one wants to line up first" she said. A few of the faster guys from previous races took a step or two forward and called it good. We were started with one of those pocket air-horn things and we were off. I angled for the corner got some open room and slowed down. We headed downhill slightly and I was running fairly easy sub 8. I was passing quite a few folks here as normal in the first mile or so. I did the u-turn and caught a couple more gals that were running just slightly slower than me. Its my tendency to just fall in and coast so made myself take to the passing lane when I caught someone. The start of mile 2 turned uphill and I began questioning why I thought needed to be running hard, the activity I hated so much 34 years ago. The Garmin said my pace had slowed to 9:30 ish before cresting out. We turned downhill for mile 3 and I began reeling in a twenty something guy a couple hundred yards ahead. With 0.1 to go I came to the conclusion that I had reached my vomit quota for the month, the effort required to try and make one more pass at the finish would have definitely put me over and finished about 30 yards behind. 25:24 for a new PR by 34 seconds. Grabbed the camera and played race photog for Lynda's finnish. She was a couple minutes off her PR but finished well. Fashion report Running wild cap from PS, Black starter tech shirt, nike dri fit shorts, mizuno elixars scored for $40 off a sale rack. Lynda's see for yourself.

Whoa!! GIANT PR for r2!!! Amazing considering you were coming off that bug...I don't suppose you'd recommend that as a training method? Cindy - congrats on the new grandbaby!! That Slacker HM sounds tough, that could be a lot of downhill if you're starting at 12,000 ft Arla