Good Morning! Rest day for me (again), although I think I will take the kids on a bike ride this afternoon. This morning I am having serious doubts as to if I actually have a pelvic SF. I’ve been reading some articles online, and one of the tests is that if you stand unassisted on the affected leg it should hurt like hell, and I can not only stand unassisted, but jump up and down on that leg without much pain. The pain is more when I extend my leg forward and then put weight on it. The article also says that many other things can imitate the symptoms of pelvic stress fractures. I guess time will tell. But a few days of rest won’t do me any harm. (If only I could stop eating like I was still running…) Happy Saturday!

Morning Gang ((((Holly)))) there is a running site over here called fetcheveryone.com one of the rooms is the clinic, you get some voluntary good advice from some med professionals who are runners and seem to know a lot about injuries, might be worth a visit. Susan good luck with the wedding of DD...... I had a rest day yesterday, rest day? I layed a small patio. went out for a 15 miler this morning well at my pace it was well into the midday sun, sun factor 15 where the hair use to be Firsat 5 very slow on a hilly trail with Mrs Roy and Woody last 10 a bit quicker by myself, last mile was sub 10mins woooooo Anyway: 15m 02:47:59 @ 11:12 pace AHR 145 Good Runs All Roy

Holly: Really disappointed that sports doc couldn't pinpoint the problem. Your solution of "think positively and hope for the best" actually makes the most sense. OR...you could follow the advice of my old college baseball coach...his cure for EVERY injury was "rub some dirt on it and walk it off." Dave59: Annabelle...what a smile! I think you need to buy her one of Mary's puppies...she's got about 6 left. Steve: Excellent info on your post-run stretching...actually tried them BEFORE I ran this morning..groin muscle hardly bothered me at all. Wildchild: Well, it really wasn't 300 degrees here yesterday...according to the weather channel, it was only 295...whatever it was, it was broiling here in southern Virginia, right in the heart of NASCAR country. dg: Regarding the sponges...cut them in half, wet them down, & line your shoes with them around the heel...you might have to loosen the laces a little. Obviously not a permanent cure for stress fracture but it will get you through a few days. Tall: hmmmm...45 minute run, tennis, biking...you da man! Susan: Congrats! When daughter & son-in-law return from their honeymoon, you need to get them one of Mary's puppies... Went out early this morning and did 4.1 miles on the hills..I've now figured out how to correctly bandage myself (it takes 3 of them) and am doing OK...trying to run a little harder on the hills. Got my pace down to 8:43...2 more runs before Peachtree. I really don't think I can beat last year's time of 48:41 but since I'm now in the 65-death age group, even with a damaged groin muscle, I think I can beat some of the rest of the other geezers. DickyG

Six sticky easy miles this morning. Lots of rain last night and some roads were still under water this morning but nothing I couldn't get around.

Good morning all, I had to move my long run to today as I've volunteered to help out with the Concours Event / Porsche Parade in Charlotte tomorrow early AM. It's a week long event that kicks off tomorrow and the first time it's ever been held in Charlotte. 16.02 miles of hills @ 9:15 pace on a warm morning...80F and sunny. I had to jump in the pool for 20 minutes after to cool off but it felt great. Off to work. Good runs to all today.

Good Morning Everyone! Started with 6.2 miles w/DW at 10:10 pace and finished with another 3.8 miles at 9:15 pace. For 10 miles in 1:38:40. Thank goodness there was a little breeze. Took a foul ball hard off the collarbone last night while umping Iced it last night but bruised today, maybe I should of just rubbed some dirt on it Perch good luck with that poison ivy, I might catch it just by reading about it Enjoy your weekend!

Good morning Boomers. No run yet, but got up early, went to farmer's market for fresh strawberries, snap peas and asparagus, then helped my sister haul rocks for a border she's building in her garden. I need a nap! Mary - it must have been hard to see Charlie go. i'm sure puppies develop their own personalities that make one or two more special. Good run in the H&H - it's been bad here as well. Susan - congratulations on the wedding! We had one two weeks ago. The day passes too quickly so soak it all in... Way to relieve some wedding stress with a nice run this morning - maybe you should have taken the bride and groom with you. Perch - I hope you were careful taking your running shoes off! Poison Ivy is nasty stuff. But fresh blackberries sound really good. Sounds like lots of runs in warm, sticky weather this morning. Breger - I agree that Starbucks bagels are not worth the calories. I think their reputation is overrated. McDonald's coffee is just as good at half the price, especially the iced hazelnut. Holly - maybe a few days of rest will be all it takes to heal. Don't worry about the food intake. Seems like you have a pretty good metabolism and I know you're not just sitting around, you always have at least 10 or 20 side projects going! Enjoy your bike ride with the kids. Good Saturday runs, everyone. Jeanne

Happy Anniversary, Evryday... coming from someone who just hit the 19 year milestone, 25 years sounds amazing. I assume you had to survive teenagers? And everyone survived? DS1 is really pushing my buttons tonight... . . . . .

Thanks Evan....yep those teens can sure test the patience. Mrsday and I have enjoyed our teenage son, evryothrday, for 19 years. Soccer(as a youngster), motocross racing, pickup trucks, fishing....we've expanded our list of activities that's for sure. He just graduated high school and will be moving to college in August. It is difficult at times....raising kids can be a struggle. I'm sorry your having a difficult time with DS1. I'm sure with time you two will get the joy back! Good luck! Hope to get a run in later this evening. Holly....get yourself healed back up. Sarge...I hope the collarbone get's feeling better......did you charge the mound?