Thanks for all the well wishes folks! It's raining too hard for our anniversary hike, but we have contingency plans. It's all good . Just stepping back in to wish Deez/Denise good luck. Hang in there. I had a needle guided one a few years ago---chunk of tissue gone, twilight anesthesia--the whole deal, but the news was good for now. I'll hope for the same for you and be there holding your hand in spirit. Ribs, when you feel a disturbance in the force on Friday, you'll know my plane has landed on your turf. Ciao for real now Karin

Great workout Bruce! You are going to do so well at that Jet to Jetty race Very tired this weekend. Hope to get out for a 5 mile trail run later today and reward myself with Fig Newtons. Was it just me or did those Chinese women gymnasts look 12 years old? Heck, the 20 year old one looked 15. I'm just jealous, I suppose.

Around here " Nap-intervals a-la-Busiman , but I did ride my bike to work again today, so I feel like I earned that nap-intervals. After the long weekend of partying and entertaining friends I really need a nap today. DS#1 turned 20 yesterday and DH and I celebrated our 23rd love-versary. So…partying we did. Lots of Latin rhythm dancing and great food. I am hoping to catch up later tonight with what when on around here over the weekend.

5 miles in the rain then 200 m pool swim

Monday - 5.02 miles - 41:43 (8:18) - Avg 123 Max HR 139 - 64 degrees & 88 % Humidity. This was a nice relatively easy run, I went out slowly and picked it up steadily to the end finishing confortably. 8:55 - 8:32 - 8:14 - 8:08 - 7:42 - 10 DickyG - thanks for making me chuckle. Denise - I'll be there and hope to see you, good luck either way!

Welcome to everybody the day after the weekly celebration of international long run day! The Jogger after 17 miles of hills over the weekend your legs get to announce they are tired. Holly S. I saw in the Sunday thread you pulled out a 4 mile run! Congratulations! Like everybody else I am wishing you well and no further injuries or (more importantly) re-injuries. CNYrunner Happy anniversary! Too bad about the rain on your 12 miler this morning. Hopefully you will have better weather the rest of the week. That, at least, is the forecast here a bit south of you. biketm good news on the heel! perchcreek even you are entitled to a day off. Don't let Tramps bully you! Tramps (Private message to Tramps nobody else read: Way to go on ribbing perchcreek!) Nice little run for you today. Hope you get the rain you need. SueT48 Nice double digit trail run yesterday sounds like it was very enjoyable. But, those 7 TM miles today! Yech! Dave59 that donut has to go! Even post-dinner I now want one all because of you! Oh yea, nice intervals too. lyndenrunner nice recovery run after yesterday's 20 miler. DickyG good 5 mile run today and thank you for the note of encouragement. Still, I have to give the years a good battle! HandyMom I hope the new shoes work out and help with the legs. Spareribs just keep on truckin! deez4boyz I will keep my fingers crossed for you on the biopsy results. 3.3 TM miles made worse! Yech and yech again! My deepest sympathies. tselbs nice double digit run. BCMorant looking forward to a track workout?! Wow you are a better man than I am! Good luck with it though. dromedary umm, fig newtons. See what Dave59 has done to me! evanflein not raining?! Next thing you will tell us the temperatures are above freezing! Good luck with your next 20 miler on Sunday. Nice 4+ mile hill run today. Mariposai Happy anniversary. Also I want to announce to the board that we are happy to see Mariposai's arrival in the 40/40 thread! mirko as usual nice run and swim. mainerunnah good easy run today after yesterday's 12+ at a very impressive set of paces! Now for my less than daily report As part of my, "I am going to get back my speed from last year the body be damned updated training schedule," I went off for 15 miles today determined to do 5 at tempo pace. My thought was to do the first 9 as a "warm up" and then 5 at HM pace, followed by a 1 mile stagger back to my house. The first 9 went as planned. The next 5 . . . well I did manage to run them at marathon pace so that is not so bad at this point. We will see how this works out going forward. My other goal is to work on getting my DW to run this weekend's 8.44 mile race. If I succeed it will be her longest race ever! I am going to need a LOT of luck to pull this one off!

My other goal is to work on getting my DW to run this weekend's 8.44 mile race. If I succeed it will be her longest race ever! I am going to need a LOT of luck to pull this one off!

Wish you tons of luck twocat...I think she can...I think she can....I kNOW she can... as far as your marathon training goes I wish you sense. Just listen to your body an let the training come to you. 4 eze hilly miles for me after work. It was hot, but I loved the sun on my skin as if I was letting the sun kiss my arms and face as I was running.