((((((Joe's knee)))))) Wish I knew what to tell you, but do know your base is awesome. Taking some down time will likely be harder on your mental fitness than your physical fitness. Sounds like everyone else is on track...Cindy, nice snug run! Poor Mairead MTA: Your comment about the pack made me think of this. I took Katy out for a walk and started out w/ Kerry. He took off in another direction running, and I kept walking with Katy. Piteous whiny dog sounds came from her when we went different directions. She definitely did NOT want her pack split up. Joyous reunion when we met up w/ Kerry a while later. VERY important to stick w/ your pack! Leslie, nice rest in prep for tomorrow . Jewels, astronomy sounds fun. Where's Kelly? Yesterday's run was cut short due to...ahem...an "issue requiring tissue" and a low blood sugar. Ran 2 miles, walked 1 to make it to the park bathroom, and walked home from there munching on shot blocks to boost my blood sugar back up. Skipped my weight lifting class due to work issues. Hoping for a nice long run in the morning though. Happy halowheeeeeen

I like you and you mean a lot to me, but if zombies with chainsaws were chasing us, I would soooooo trip your a$$. Happy Haloween, Jewels Decided to skip my run as well this morning. End of the month statements due for the business so worked on those for about an hour and a half so I wouldn't have to deal with it this weekend. MTA: Awwwww Cindy, too cute! Beautiful dog, really. (The top pic.....breakfast in bed?)

Yea Mairead !! Happy Anniversary to ya!!Lotsa good miles and good times under those white paws of yours! Good runs tomorrow for Carol and Leslie! Jim, you still with us? Thanks for the link guys, it helped me formulate my " recovery plan "

Holy cow I missed a lot! Quick break to catch up before I go get some miles in. Videos? Can't wait to see what the farm chicks look like after having kids-my biceps are better looking than hers! and the guys too for that matter-I can lift as much as they can! Glad to see everyone is doing fine-except maybe Joe. Rest up and you'll be fine. Yes, IT band syndrome the pain is on outside of the knee. Maybe have some adductor weakness going on (inner thighs). Start squeezing a ball between your knees, hold for count of 5 and repeat 10, 15, 20, 50, 100 times....... Good luck with the marathon! I'll be busy with class stuff this weekend and getting a couple new clients set up. Put the dirty magazines away, keep Ken and Barbie seperated, happy birthday to Mairead! Kelly

Hey 40s.....Just got back from an easy 6 miles. It's went from fall to spring to summer here in beautiful OK. 81F at 5:30 pm. Starting to get trick or treaters....I love to give out candy. Mtnchck, favor us with another picture of cheerleader GD. Hey Joe, how about a friendly wager on the Cowboy/Giants game? Looser sends the winner something from the state they live in. If Cowboys lose, I'll send you something from OK. If Giants lose, you send me something from NJ. No focus on monetary value, just a trinket or momento from the state. You game? Hope that knee comes around. I have that same issue from time to time. I usually rest it, ice it, vitamin I. I've never been know to overdo do much of anything, so resting isn't a problem for me. Got new shoes today. The ASICS 2130s I've been running in reached about 450 miles. That's a bit overdo for me and those shoes. I replaced them with the Kayano 14. They're usually a little pricey for me, but these were on sale....

What's Vit I good for??? I've noticed a lot of people taking it.

Vitamin I is slang for Ibuprofen. The runners friend.