..... I'm getting better-it's just going to take patience which I don't have........ I managed to pi-- off my ex today too which I'm rather proud of. I didn't even have to try too hard- !

Hmmm, I'm resemble these remarks! glad the rest of it is coming along! Funny video Jim! "wa, wa, wa, dot..." we're "command central" around here... Doug has scaled us back to two remotes per TV....I'm still trying to figure that out!...satellite, computers, Blackberries, Blue-tooth, Garmin, ipod.... Stevie Ray: What you doin' splainin technical stuffs to wimmin!? Yay! Jewels & Carol!! Anybody else on deck?? Bueller? Jim? {{{{{{Arla's feet!}}}}}}} I hope you're wearing good shoes! Leslie: interesting tests...saw some on a TV program...group of non-athletes training for Boston...they did a before & after set of tests...one of their 'desk jockey' runners turns out to be a "natural athlete" & one of them got a "caution" from the med staff - I think she had blips in her cardiac readings....though eventually, she was able to train & run it....just took more time/patience than some of the others... Okay, guess I can back off of Doug a little bit...he now confesses that his right knee is a little annoyed since the race..(he had to say something as he's not limping or anything)....has had intermittent "crunchies" in that knee since attempting to learn snowboarding aided by copious amts of alcohol a few yrs ago....(some folks really have a hard time turning that "40" corner....) and I'm not sure about his decision to run it in his favorite Salomon GTX-3D...I be willing to bet they're mile-aged out...but what do I know!? I spent a goodly chunk of yesterday going through the "lost & found" section of Brightroom for the Denver Marathon....5400 shots in there! found over 100 of the TNT'ers in there...wish it weren't so friggin expensive to get some of them!!! It was just cool to see them....& when I took a break from that - I tried to read pieces of my ballot blue book! gawd! I'm almost agreeing w/a friend who says he's just gonna vote "no" on everything cause we already have too many laws & too many taxes - "If WE need to reevaluate where we spend our limited funds, so should government!" not a bad thought!

BRAT!

Arla - Iit does take time to get used to the standing, if you ever do. In the meantime, take good care of your legs, get massages, maybe wear supportive stockings (ugh, I know, but they work). Jim - Happy to hear things appear to be going well for you guys. Cindy - I hear ya on the voting, except in our case, a couple of "No's" will actually be for whatever is trying to get passed, if that makes sense. I just want all this to finally be over. Very late night due to Bonkos, so no running this a.m. Didn't win any $$. Got my new training schedule yesterday - tomorrow I start my long runs (12 miles) in my new, and hopefully improved, HR range of 140-155 in prep for the 30k in December. I need to study the elevation chart of that thing. Coach says it looks like it's a constant up for the first 15k then down after. Hmmmm. Anyway, will be running with my bud and Coach tomorrow, and she's already "hassling" me about the HR, and how I haven't been running to my full potential, and the pain is only mental . . . I had to remind her that the bod has to get used to the new range. It's not like I'm gonna be able to go out there and go "Hey! Yeah! This works much better!" I'm also the guinea pig for things Coach learned at his coaching certification class, and I'll be running for miles on my long runs as opposed to time, which means my new program takes me all the way up to 17 miles before it starts to taper. Over and over and over the same trails in the Arcata Forest to get to 17 miles . . . I may end up killing somebody. Have a great weekend, gang!

Hi Kids- Too pooped to post much. Real world ( work) has been knocking me out and this marathon training is pretty doggone tough (unless you're Kelly or SR). Crammed all of my weekly mileage (51) into only 4 runs and averaging 53 mpw last 5 weeks. I'm a little tired. Not complaining though. Too much work is a real good thing to have these days and my parts seem to be holding up to the running . One month to go..... Have a great weekend everyone!

Hey Jo, way to get 'er done in the midst of work pressures! Kelly, nice pics, and good looking boys you got there. Wonder if they realize how lucky they are to have a mom that can keep up with them? Jim, running in the mud ruts eh? Is that some new form of training? Hope things dry out nicely for you. Have I mentioned lately that I LOVE fall? Wow, another perfect running day. 50ish degrees w/ light and variable winds. 7 miles at 10:50 avg pace, followed by a 1.25 mile walk home. The time included a couple of drinking and testing stops/walks. Mile 6 was at 10:18 and mile 7 at 10:39, so feeling pretty good, though woudn't have wanted to go much further. As I was walking through the park on my cooldown, I ran into a nice older fellow I've spoken to before. He asked if all that running helps? I said "well, it helps and it hurts". Off to eat a little breakfast Good runs and rests to you all.

The best part.....no wild hogs! But we were ready.......she carries a small knife in a leather pouch and I always have pepper spray.

Dang - Now that's what I call prepared! Glad your run with your sis went so well, Jewels. Maybe one of these days she'll join you in a race. Arla - Great pics. It's nice that you and your boys enjoy doing things together. Joe - Here's to a better week next week, and an easy weekend (pretend I'm lifting a mug of beer to you). Hi-dee Ho to everyone else! Did 12 miles today in 2:52:12 for an average pace of about 14:21. Bill ran with me, which forced me to get out of my comfort zone for almost the entire run. And low and behold! I didn't fall apart! I even ran (albeit slowly) almost all the hills, except for one that's just too steep. We had to climb that sucker 3 times. I'm gonna be a bit sore tomorrow, and my legs are pooped, but it felt really good. Didn't take enough fluids with me, and had to ration quite a bit at the end. That sucked, because it got warm. I ended up taking off my shirt to try and cool down, but couldn't do nothin' about the running tights. Even though they're thin, they were too much after the first hour. Now I'm trying to get enough food in me to make me feel better. Always a struggle for me after a hard run. Hope ya'll have a great weekend ~