Good morning everyone... I kept feeling a lot better yesterday and I did indeed feel like running....had a 10 miler in my head. Then I had this

Tim, if you come home today feeling like a new man, DO NOT RUN

stuck in my head like a broken record. I was a good boy and did not run, and I stayed at work late on purpose so I wouldn't be tempted. To show I am learning to me smarter and more patient about running this year...last year I would have ran anyways regardless of what anyone thought or said to me. So, 0 miles again which is bringing back some fond memories of the battle of "non" running between Twokittycat -Tet - and myself, Will run a few miles today to loosen and works my legs a little. Then back to real training with a wave run tomorrow. Hope everyone has a good day Your friend TimBo PS: I can't really give a lot of details right now, but most know about Chrysler and it's demise. Well, we had some GM rep's and consultants at my work yesterday and said General Motors will follow suit, but to a MUCH larger degree. I hate to be a negative person. But these people said with what GM will do at the end of this month has the potential to put the nail in the coffin to our economy....this will affects millions of people and there families. I will give more info as I get it. Chrysler is closing 800 Dealerships, GM will close many many more than this along with many factories where vehicle are built. I work at one a the biggest - well producing dealerships in the Midwest, so this dealership and my job will be secure for now...we are number one is sales right now, and my Body Shop is the number one producing shop in Indiana This will probably interest Twocat more than most

Tim: http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/14/news/companies/gm_dealers/index.htm?postversion=2009051416

Morning, gang! Tim - glad to hear you are feeling better and your job isn't in jeopardy. Bill - good luck with your plan for race day. All my sproink is used up for the week. I was hoping for rain this morning so I could justify a slow run on the treadmill. The rain passed through overnight, so it was just foggy and a tiny bit drizzly this morning. Time for Plan B. I ended up doing 7 miles at MP on the CC track. At least I didn't have to worry about skunk encounters. Hoping for ideal racing conditions for our weekend runners. Good runs everybody!

Timbo, here is a butterfly hug for you for RESTing yesterday. Yeah, bad news about the economy...but we can smell that already, right? more people being without work in my already impoverish county. twocat, you need a butterfly hug too for keeping our spirits up. self-proclaimed "queen of the day" is checking in here. Today is mother's day back home, so I decided to put on my crown, sit on my throne and reign my kingdom. First order of the day: order for the house to be cleaned; the grass to be mowed and all meals to be served at my feet . Yesterday afternoon: 7 miles with 4x800m at 3:57, 3:57, 3:56, 3:56 all by feel. Could have done one or two more, but there was no need for it. Today: 3 recovery miles plus 30 minutes of yoga...got to stretch and strengthen this old body. Biking to work today then back home again. I love flex days.

Was not going to run today but I think a very easy 30 miute run will be good for the nerves and body. Tapering is hard...worried about weight gain....Now where is that box of donuts. Take care Tall

biketm I feel for the many people working at the dealers that will be closing and in need of new employment. I also feel for the owners of these shops that will see their valuable franchises go instantly down to near zero. It is unfortunate that the way things have evolved this reorganization is happening all at once like this. Assuming your dealership survives the good news for it and its staff is that with others removed yours should end up expanding. Best of luck to you in these difficult times. Funny reading all the views about using a Garmin yesterday. Mine actually come pretty close to those of Spareribs although interestingly our solutions differ. In most races mile markers are your best bet for determining your pace. It is just a matter of if you can use your Garmin for nothing more than a stopwatch during the race. If not then I would go with Spareribs and get a stopwatch. If you can, which is what I do, bring along the Garmin. About the track . . . well I show up on tracks with my Garmin! But it does make a good stopwatch! After I can then download all the data and see the (ok, nearly useless) details! nonoruns if the X05 models are not more accurate than the X01 models were then I am secretly Napoleon Bonaparte reincarnated.

Only managed 3 at lunch yesterday so ran 5 after work w/ DH--just perfect weather, the crabapple trees are blooming, tulips and other flowers in full regalia, maybe even lilacs by this weekend! We had fun; wish I could say the same about all The Boston teams . I remember "Queen for a Day," too--each lady got up and claimed to be more pathetic than the one before. Most had disabled children, laid off husbands, and falling apart houses. It was sad. Soooo glad it's Friday--it's been a hard week at work--court ran long almost every day and I have to spend a part of today finding my desk under a blizzard of files, and I don't even want to look to see how many calls there are waiting to be returned. Ouch! Still, it's good to be working and I don't take that for granted. grins, A

Ribsey, my theory is it's only when I am forcing my body to look for fuel and convincing it that the stomach isn't going to deliver, that forces it to turn to the stored fat for sustenance. This becomes a pattern often enough that it makes the switch part of the distance running mode.