Good morning friends! Yesterday was a day that seemed like 100 hours rather than 24. I had WAY too much going on than what humanly was possible to accomplish. You have had those days. I use a "Things to do Today" type of list and started out with 18 items. By days end I had completed TWO of the 18 and added 14 new items for the list. Oh well, it is good not to be lacking for things to do. No new word on my brother. One of the 18 items was to call him yesterday and that was one that didn't quite make the completion list. I will try again today. I started calling his kids yesterday (nieces and nephews of which there are 8). One of those calls lasted about 2 hours but I think I was of help to this daughter. He certainly has some great kids. I am just trying to give them all some perspective during these hours. Another item on the list that didn't make it yesterday, was my run. However, this is on my list to do this MORNING and I will add a couple of miles to make up for yesterday. Whenever I miss a planned run I always feel that while I may make up the MILES, I have lost the run for that DAY forever. What an NBA game last night! As a lifetime Celtics fan, it was quite a ride. There were definitely two different parts to that game and it is going to be hard for the Lakers to pull this series out. However, even from the lesson learned from last night's game, it is never too late to try to win. Early in the game as the Lakers took a HUGE lead, one of the announcers commented that he felt safe in saying that the series was going to go to "two wins apiece". He certainly ended up eating those words. I have a friend who is flying out to LA to watch Game Five of the series. He bought two tickets on line for $720 each. But listen to this. He saw tickets being offered that are located at courtside for Sunday's game.....They are being sold in pairs.....again at courtside (by the Jack Nicholson's of this world) ....for.....(.now get this.).....$25,000 EACH. "Hey honey, I bought a couple of tickets for the game Sunday...want to go?" By the way it IS Friday the 13th. I won't go further with that statement, other than to say that I trust that you go out and MAKE your good luck for the day. Make a good run to be a part of that plan. Enjoy the gift of this day. There may be plenty of challenges facing you but this simply means that there are also plenty of opportunities to see some great things accomplished. Thanks again for your prayers and thoughts on behalf of my brother. Joey

Morning all, Happy Friday the 13th! Watch out for those black cats and other suspicious stuff. 5.25 miles of hills @ 9:21 pace, easy short run today...I'm late for work already. Good running to everyone today.

4.25 miles for me last night (sorry I don't always log in late in the evening, pls forgive a newcomer). My ankle and calves have been been a little sore for the past couple weeks, but are finally feeling more like normal. Since I run pretty slow anyway, I had been trying to run the entire distance at the same speed, usually failing. I'm now trying to run the first mile much slower (I have to let snails pass), so hopefully that will make the difference. The trip to DC was great all the way up until the flight home when we saw Des Moines in the distance right under a huge thunderstorm...diverted and landed in Kansas City instead just before 1AM...bus ride back to Des Moines arriving at 7AM. At least it was at the end of the trip, rather than the start. For all you in the DC and surrounding area, thanks for the 100+ heat index, reminds me of when I was living in Houston! Good runs to all...Janet

Morning, Another gorgeous day out here. No running but I will go out and spin the legs cycling today. I am racing a 5K on Fathers Day. It benefits Prostate Cancer and I run it every year. It will be special this year as I will have the girls with me at the race. Not sure where my fitness will be for the race but this race is a perfect opportunity to race against a few racers that have always defeated me in the past (hats of to them). This year could be different. I feel recovered from the marathon, I am fitter and I want to win more than I did in the past and my girls will be there (-: Hopefully a fast time.. Enjoy your day everyone and 13 is my lucky number. So here's hoping. Tall

Hoping to run at lunchtime if the thunderstorms move off in time. Tried to register for a 10k today through active, went crazy trying to jump through all the hoops and will either try again later or register the old fashioned way. Very happy to be on RA!!!

Nice low-HR run. 5.3 miles @ 9:14 pace; 131 AHR; 66% HRR Yesterday, I enjoyed reading about the many reasons why nearly all of us are not “real” runners! Funny stuff. Hats off to Alex the Great and Coach Boudreau. It’s nice that they got some recognition even though they’re with a mediocre team. That has to be frustrating for someone of Ovechkin’s capabilities. Logging my run I just realized I have more miles in June than I did in May…which says a lot about how bad May was. Rest day tomorrow, so have a good weekend!

Enkaphalin said:

I am over 40 mpw now. Still not sure if I'm a real runner since I'm such a slug. I think real runners have copies of Daniels and Noakes at home, know their VDOTs, LT's, VO2's and the names of their individual butt muscles. Since Tall just says "my butt hurts", he is obviously not a real runner.

....my thoughts exactly..... Vista – I always have a running “to-do” list that is longer than I can keep up with, but I just keep in motion, checking things off bit by bit. To tell you how far behind I am, I still haven’t finished editing my Boston photos and uploading them for prints. Breger – my hills aren’t THAT big, I just whine a lot... HandyMom – post when you can, no big deal... No run for me today – light x-training instead: front raises, incline dumbbell press, butterflies, push-ups, reverse flies, leg lifts with ankle weights, face-up and face-down, various crunches. There are thunderstorms forecast for my first 5K of the season tomorrow. Guess I’ll just have to run faster than lightning! Happy Friday!

Good morning! I'm glad you're feeling better Mary. What a great picture, thanks. Yea, Perch is home. yikes. Do deers eat oats? PDR how do you do it? When i read your post, I was already looking at the clock wondering if I could go to bed, (well, almost) & I'd only been up since 4:15. You were still probably at work. Lou, safe travels. several of you were in rare form yesterday. you cracked me up. TomS, thanks! How are you? Enke, you gave me hope. I have Noakes & Daniels at home. And Pfitz. (2, count 'em). names..... I keep thinking of Beavis. prolly not what you meant. This morning I tried for smart, since I couldn't be real. (ok, the last of that but it's hard to resist) The last 2 times I ran Thurs. & Fri., my hamstrings hurt by nightfall. Also, since Fri. is clockwise at the track, it made my knee much worse & messed up a whole weekend. Last Friday I took off, today was torn but decided to just go for 3 & take it easy. worked fine, so far anyway. . run was 3.41 miles, ahr 163, max 183, ave. pace was 10:35, max was 9:03. I used the auto-lap, & even had negative splits. I did movement prep before, & SS side planks & stretches after. This probably took more air time than it's worth, but it's typed & I'm leaving it. just caught your post SR. (sometimes we're synchronized). I definitely appreciate it when you describe your experiences as you're recovering & ramping up your miles. I was wondering how you could keep steadily increasing like that; wondered if there was a ceiling of some sort... at least where you'd have to back off a little. I can't imagine that you weigh too much, but I know we all have a place that feels right for us. Please do have your heart checked out! You're quiet about that kind of thing. You always seem invincible. Anyway, all of this is very helpful. Take care of yourself.