Wow, btb, great news about your pain-free running! Thanks for the warning about speed work. That's why I've waited so long, and I certainly won't do much. I'm having too much fun to risk getting hurt!

... he said the tendon itself looked very good, and that I should be back in action relatively quickly.

This is great to hear! Don't get too over-enthusiastic though... that was a lot that you did at the gym... {{{Sarge's butt}}} (sorry, I just had to do that...!)

Yea btb! Sorry Sarge about your aches. Getting ready to go out running with the babysitter...my Mom is now in the hospital with an apparent stroke. Still in emergency and trying to figure out what's what. My parents are 80 and failing and just flat out difficult. I doubt this is the beginning of an upward trend for them. My sister is at the hospital with my Dad. I'm a couple hours away and was told to stay put for now. The run will do me good. Echoing in my head is an exchange my mother and I had a few months back where she asked several times during a visit, "Why do you do all this running?" After the 3rd time, I snapped, "So I don't end up like you." (add another to my list of "not-great daughter moments"). Well, that rings even truer tonight, unfortunately. Up until today, my mother had a blessed physical life -- no ailments, no meds, can stand on the first stair of a stairway and touch the floor, not heavy, etc. With zero deposits put in: eats poorly, doesn't exercise, etc. Frustrating approach to life for me to witness! Sorry for the vent. I'm off to do 5 mi.

Puppies are cute, but I'm smitten with Carolyn's running buddies. That's the one area Frank isn't on top of--running distances. --speaking of, I'll 'splain tomorrow why I asked about LSDs--thanks for the answers, especially your most thoughtful one, Bob, and your nice comment about my article--am still at work and need to go home, desperately. We need a Tammy in this office!!!! Sarge, a golf ball? Need to take care of that asap. Nag, nag. And a too quick but heartfelt note to nonoruns--my mom died of a stroke. We all have those not-great daughter moments. Like childbirth, moms forget them, I like to think. Good thing, the run--hope you can manage to keep making time for running in the times ahead. You need to do that, to continue to be a good daughter, sister and good mom, etc. Keep us posted. 'night, A

BTB, nice LSD post, filed in in my Training Truffles Drom, I too have some foot numbing, issues on the elliptical. stretches and some planks that's it for the day, jjj Oh yeah, got my Maniac Number, #911, yesterday. contact me if you have a marathon emergency jjj

Nono, sorry about your mom and your "not great daughter moments". That made me smile. I'd like to think, like Aamos said, that moms forget them, like childbirth. Last summer my folks were visiting, and my mom made a crack about my sister putting on weight. I said, "That sounds like the pot calling the kettle black." Oops - open mouth, insert foot. My dad smiled, but my mom ignored it and just kept talking. Moms can be difficult, but somehow we love them just the same. Btb, soooo glad your ankle is better. We''re all happy for you. And I think it's awesome that Amy's mom is getting hooked on running. Tell her HI from all of us, too, please. (I'm sure I speak for the group on this one!) JJJ, congrats on #911! Hope you have emergency-free marathons!

Yeah, JJJesse! So proud of you! That's quite the number to have... we were talking about MM numbers at our pre-Boston dinner last month... And that one came up as one that someone might pay extra to get! (that, and #999, and #1000) Congratulations, fren. Now... consider my offer please. Got my 6 miles in tonight, wind, rain, trucks splashing road gradoo all over me... no snow though so that was good. Dropped DS1 off at soccer field and took off, got back 2/3 of the way thru first half. Everyone tells me what an amazing game my son is having, so I watch... hey, coach put him on defense tonight, his favorite spot. He's on fire, stopping everything that comes his way. Goalie bored, a good sign. Love this kid. Final score, 8 to zero... :-) Tomorrow night they play a team not rated so well, so good warm up for Saturday's noon game against arch rival... uh, my alma mater! Oh well. 6 miles in 49:39, 8:17 avg pace. Was trying for 8:45.....