Lots of good run this morning. Tramps, that was very fast. I tried a progression long run, but after 13 realized I wouldn't be able to finish if I kept up that pace -- I am having a bit of a stamina problem at faster paces with the longer runs these days. So I ended up with 20 miles at a relatively comfortable pace -- however, that took everything I had out of me. The finishing temp was 77°F but only 45% humidity so I can't whine about that. 20.1 miles, 3:02, 9:04/mi, AHR 152 Welcome back, Tim! Steve - so sad about Ace -- you gave him a happy day.

I was supposed to do a long run today,but I never felt comfortable...so I called it quits after 11 miles...maybe a nice bike ride with DW later...

Well, it seems I overdid it today. While sitting in Church I could feel my right ankle tightening up. Now I'm limping around like the old man I am. I've had millions of sprained ankles over the years and this feels like that - a slight one though. Hopefully a few days will help it. Stupid Bill

mainerunnah hope the 16 miler went well. It is always a lot of fun to meet the people from the forum in real life at a race. Holly S. ok, how do you get things like that dancing banana in your post? I cannot, and really do mean cannot(!) believe you managed to get in a double digit run today! Wow! Congratulations! I hope all feels good tomorrow too! Also, this coming Saturday is my last race at an odd distance until next summer when the local race series starts up again. But maybe I should just randomly add and subtract a few tenths of a mile from the rest of my races? biketm I always think it is funny we all toss around things like an "easy 7" when you consider the typical person would consider that a killer distance at any speed. breger1 nice 20K run. Maybe not as smart as Holly but you seem like a reasonably bright guy nevertheless. P.S. The ankle will recover quickly. You will see. fjordrunner good luck getting to the HM, it sounds like you are on you way. Also, best wishes at catching the pink hopper! DickyG I am wondering if the Olympics are good for you blood pressure? I never feel too, too bad about getting passed at the end. It seems to be fairly universal advice that your best times come from even splits. So I figure those passing me could probably have finished even further ahead had they paced more evenly. Hey, you gotta look for the silver lining wherever you can find it! Tramps congrats on the 19 miler. Nice long run to kick off international long run day! stumpy77 be nice to the knee! At least it got you through 6 miles today. Jlynne good to hear you are running long again whatever the pace. Yea, poor Deena. Tough break. I hope she is ok, her description of the injury while on the course sounded pretty serious. Dave59 lol what a way to get in a run and work at the same time! I have done things like that when a program just needs occasional baby sitting. Not run running I must admit, but errand running. SteveP I only got around to reading yesterday's posts in any detail today. Your story was so sad. FWIW I think you are a remarkably responsible pet owner. I cannot imagine how tough it must have been for you. I asked my SIL, who trains race horses and is one of the top armature dog trainers (agility and the like), about your dog and she basically told me what you heard. The dog would have always been a ticking bomb and you would never know when it would go off. Sad but not much to be done about it. dg. 5 by a river sounds like a very attractive loop. WRFB great long run progression or not! perchcreek after 18 hilly miles a 6 miler today is pretty good. lyndenrunner even cut short you made it to double digits. Aamos wow! 26.2 on a trail in only 3:25:03! Wow! Dark Horse welcome back! Do we let people back to the forum? I never knew that. enkephalin intervals on a TM! Shoot me! Boy you should really get a medal from the Olympic comittee for managing that! I am impressed! tetsujin209 I got to admit I am totally baffled by your post yesterday other than I think you hope to get a triathlon AG first place in the near future? If that is true I hope you make it. If it is that you got one then congratulations. wildchild no I would vote for too hot! Running in the rain is never really that much fun but I think worse if the temperatures are under 70° or so. But I figure you get to live in Colorado (one of my favorite places) so there has to be some downside. Twocat that would be me! Went of for 8 miles with my DW. As I had come to finally expect she bailed on yesterday's race. I had hoped she would run the New Haven 20K race on Labor Day but with her not running the 8.4 mile race I gave up on that and signed her up for the 5K. In non-running news I managed to give a mini-surprise BD yesterday. I told her relatives to tell her they were busy and not coming and then try to show up together. It was close as I had to stop her from going to get her hair done right about when everybody was scheduled to show up! To finish things off we came back and had the first strawberry shortcake I have ever made. All I can say is boy was it good! Rave reviews all around! Bad news though on the scale this morning. It means today is a eat very little day. Sigh. . . there is no free shortcake in this world is there . . . BTW wildchild mentioned how I always have fun at my races. I think the key for loving this, or nearly any sport is to always remember it is in the end just a hobby. Instead I see so many people at races wrapped up in their performance to the point that they seem miserable half the time. Most, I bet, eventually end up quitting the sport. So sad and for what? At the end of the day it will not matter one bit to my life or anybody else's how fast or slow I run a race. If I am not running it for fun then just what am I doing it for? So I run to have fun and I do! Plus, I then get to come here and gripe about how my times are not keeping up with last year! What more could I ask for?

I hear Deena has a broken bone in her foot.

Well, like Byll, I ran a race yesterday and have a 20 on my schedule for today. Just finished breakfast though (yeah, late on a Sunday) and I'm looking at leaving within the next hour. Just going to take it easy today, and I've already decided that if I don't feel "it" today, I'm gonna whip out the trusty cell phone and call for a ride. It's frustrating when everything says "go" but my stoopid foot says "hold on..." I must say seeing Deena grab her foot and go down yesterday really hit me... Gotta remember that the schedule is just a schedule and can be fiddled with. Better to get to the start slightly undertrained but healthy, yadda, yadda, yaddy... Yes I've heard it all and can recite it all... But will I do it? Remains to be seen, I guess. Tramps, that was an awesome run. Same for you, Lou... progression or no, very nicely done. Spareribs, good to hear you had a good visit with CNYrunner. From what I hear, anything less would've been hard to imagine. Nice comment on the voice though, your description of the jazz dj's was perfect. Hi Dark Horse! Susan, how long are you in Sweden? Is that a family connection that keeps taking you back there? Or business? Sounds wonderful, my dad's family is from southern Sweden. Holly, well... how'd it go?? Congrats on the run, hope you can build up gently for a nice half-marathon in September...

(Say, DH wants me to do the Air Force marathon, maybe in 09? He loves planes and wants to go to the museum, see the sights).

Hey, that would be awesome! You are welcome to crash here at my house if you like, or at the very least come over the night before the race for dinner. The Air Force Museum is, btw, fabulous, and that from someone who's not even into air planes much - very impressive. Your DH could easily entertain himself there for the whole race, although it doesn't open until 9am and the race starts at 7:30. Barring unforseen circumstances, I'll be there in 2009. Erika - I'm okay, just a bit tired, unaccustomed to the distance after so long. Twocat – just hit “quote” on my post and cut and paste the dancing banana in another file for future use. I stole it from Dg…. {{{Bill’s kankle}}} Tramps – nice run! Dg - duct tape loaded, I'll be there in a few hours. Hide any ice cream you have in the house... Great brilliantly sunny day at the reunion picnic family outing. The kids are giant slided, miniature golfed, batting caged, and driving ranged out. I had a pretty good time, too.

Hi everyone, 7.5 run in some of the best weather in a long time, still got tired.