5 miles tempo with Coach... 1-7:22 2-7:07 3-7:02 4-6:59 5-6:56 He expects me to talk at this pace too....35:28...7:06 avg.

nonoruns ran out of tissues? Never heard of that as a timing device but to each his or her own . . . SLO_HAND amen up until you actually gave some praise to a TM. biketm I tell you my local Chevy dealer could sure use your services! The service area has had several managerial changes. After the one two managers ago I stopped going in for service things got so bad. I bought a new car from them this past summer so I am back due to the warranty. I suppose that will let me see if things have gotten any better. Holly S. nice long run in pretty cold weather. tselbs good work on the TM. I hope your mother improves. fatozzig I get ticked off when hotels charge a daily connection rate too. Even more aggravating is that it is the more expensive ones that do! BTW when you say you are putting on a session is it that you arranged the speakers or that you are presenting? Sarge nice double digit run with the DW. Spareribs I think there is a wind epidemic going around, as it is blowing like crazy here in CT. Keep up the miles! When I can run again I plan to rag on you until I see you in the 40/40 thread! munchkn883 rain running! A very determined lady you are! perchcreek 22 in the rain no less! I think pretty much sums it up! PJH outside in -13° weather! That is almost, yep just almost, in evanflein territory! Very impressive that you can do that. I would definitely have had to resort to the TM. fussyrunner 8.6 miles in pretty nasty conditions is not like nothing you know. Nice run or runs or whatever the right phrase may be. evanflein my DW needs a shoulder replacement. Let me know how it goes. I realize age is a big factor here. Still it would be nice to know what is really involved. I hope your mom recovers quickly and fully and has a shoulder that is fully functional as well. I worked out in the gym today while my DW went to the local jogging club and ran with them. I then met her and the other club members for their post run coffee gathering. My DW brought along some of the muffins I made last night which are always a big hit with the group. One guy even talked about taking up a collection to pay for my costs! What do you think I can mark muffin ingredients up to? It is really cold, cloudy and windy out which is all a precursor to a snow storm coming our way. I just cannot believe we are going to get hit again! Well, it is still February and not May. I have to keep telling myself that. At least I fly off to southern California for a few days on business later this week.

PJH outside in -13° weather! That is almost, yep just almost, in evanflein territory! Very impressive that you can do that. I would definitely have had to resort to the TM.

Luckily, on Saturdays, we always run in a pack. If I was on my own, I'd have probably run on the TM ... or just stayed in bed. When it does get this cold, I do believe in running with someone else just for safety reasons, especially since some of the routes I run are somewhat isolated with little traffic. (It took a 'face plant' on a cold night a couple of years ago to learn that.) I'm with you though, I don't know how Erika runs in these temps consistently ... kudos to her! PJ

Nono you use tissues?? Ok, I guess I just use my absorbent gloves, probably explains why no one wants to run with me. They do get washed every time, honest.

Um, I have a full, raging, sinus infection type cold. The glove wipe thing wasn't going to cut it. So I took 3 "man-size" tissues (why is it in my 40s I snicker at that term more than I did when I was young?) along. They were used well. Good news, I guess , is I can run and blow my nose at the same time. The goal was to get some movement in my system to spur this whatever to move along. I did. Now my ears are clogged and I'm mostly deaf.

You're a good writer, Slo Hand! Yep, you're right, they probably won't be putting the photo of a 46-year-old mom running in a few inches of snow!

Yep, here's to the idiots! I'll drink to that! Lots of nice runs out there today. I took Tazzie and Ladybug for a 5 mile hilly run today. It was nice out, 35° and sunny, but I felt totally sluggy for some reason. Tazzie rolled in something smelly, so when we got home she got a bath. Ick.

Boy it got late tonight. Spent the time I was originally planning on running shoveling snow in the driveway instead. 1.5 hours of that nonsense... then off to a soccer game (excellent game, btw), then shopping, then home to get dinner started, iron shirt for DS1 who went to the senior ball tonight... then down to the treadmill for 10 miles. 2 @ 8:50, 6 @ 8:34, 2 @ 8:20 (8:35 avg). Thank goodness for Solarmix3....