Good Morning! With the temp around 48° I was a tad overdressed with my thermal pants, long sleeve UA shirt, wind jacket, earband and gloves. The wind was gusting out of the south, so when it would blow the cold off the snow banks it was a welcome relief. Brinkley and I managed 5 miles at a 10 m/m pace which was a pretty hard effort for me - but it felt pretty good. Hallar - I think you should take a day off! Happy Twosday!

Good Morning....Goofy guy here, Nice run Dear Mary with Mr Brinkster, but that prolly was a bit too much to wear at 48 degrees, but like you said...it was a welcome relief at times. Morning to you too Lou, and nice 5 miler. I am always sooo very surprised how many deer I see while running through neighbor hoods close to me. I actually had a rest day planned last night because I had already ran two days in a row, and thought I should rest one day. Buuut, it was 57 degrees last night after work and I couldn't resist a run. Thought maybe a 3 mile recovery run would be in order to take it easy. When I took off I noticed my legs extra felt peppy again and felt super light. So I just went out and kept going till I finally made it back home. 7.3 miles - 1:04:25 - 8:50 ave pace - 128 ave HR. Greta to be able to post runs again I love night time running as I get to see the sun set, where most like morning running where you see the sun rise....hey, doesn't matter as long as we get it done, right. Last night after about 3 miles - number 1 I took my shirt off , and I noticed I was in a groove and I had great form...un like the goofy - uncoordinated feeling I have had since my return to running. I was running tall and strong and tried to work on maintaining a easy comfortable pace. I thought since I am coming back from injury, that I think I will use 8:45 to 9:00 pace for most of my miles to build back my base miles. I am really surprised how well I am running and really am running at a decent pace with a low HR, considering taking almost 3 months off. I guess if a person had a good base built up and had done good speed work, you really DON'T lose all your fitness after an extended lay off. Last night was one of the most enjoyable runs of my life. It finally really sunk in that I AM BACK and last night proved it more than any run so far, as I felt weightless - like running on air. Can ya tell I am excited Hope everyone has a great day and good runs and such, And to the injuried....please be patient...believe me, if I can recover from an injury / injuries, you most certainly can too. Happy TimBo....and goofy too, huh Mary

My run: 6 more early miles in the bank. (No Tramps I didn't actually run in a bank) My song: Theme from Rocky-Getting strong now- Trip to the gym for deadlifts after running. I have been doing lots of crosstraining in addition to running and I can feel and see it paying off. My story: Getting ready for a presentation in one of my grad classes tonight. The presentation is a general overview of mental imagery. I have a couple of exercises to get some attention then on with the show. Now that I have followed Mary's format to the letter I can get some work done. Tim-welcome all the way back. Mary-in those temps Tim would have run shirtless, not that I'm suggesting... Lou-36º not good for shorts, is it a good temp for beer? Bill-tossing a ring your way, stay close to the sides until that form comes back.

Good morning all, I'm back running...again! Two setback weeks almost back to back gets real depressing. To celebrate I ran a double....6.03 miles of hills @ 8:50 last night and 10.18 miles of hills @ 9:12 this morning for a total of 16.21 miles. I'm still not 100% but I should be back to normal by the end of the week if all goes well. Good runs to all today.

Good for Tim and Peter, back at it again! I'm ready to go out for a few miles. Want to know what I'm wearing? A white sport coat, and a pink carnation. I'm all dressed up for the dance. A white sport coat and a pink carnation. I'm in the mood for romance. Spareribs

Well, no runs but how about a story? Believe me, you don't want me to sing. Well, I've given up running for awhile. I withdrew from my 5/24 marathon and 3/15 half. Sad at first but have a feeling of relief now. I spent the last two mornings at the gym hammering on the weights and doing light cycling and really enjoyed it. I lost a fair amount of muscle over the past year with my focus on running. I was lifting twice a week and am now on a 4 day per week plan. If i can't run, I might as well try to add some muscle. I maybe calling the ortho this week if the MTSS doesn't improve so I can rule out a stress fracture. It just concerns me that there is zero improvement over the last 10 days. I'll get back to running at some point but don't have any target races on the calendar until I can get back up to a base of 40 mpw. Cheers

Morning all ! Mary - I'm dripping sweat just thinking about your run. Tim - nice run - glad you enjoyed it! (((((((EGH)))))))) - good attitude in the face of adversity. Way to go! dg - sorry to hear you are injured, but nice that you can still run a bit. Yep, I don't do any stretching after runs, and I'm terrible about doing any cooldowns as well. I'm usually pressed for time and want to squeeze the last drop of time into the run. I do yoga intermittently which probably helps with flexibility. I know it helped when I had Achilles issues. 6.7 mile tempo run on the TM this AM. First time I've opened up in over a month, and it felt pretty good. Average heart rate was in the mid 150's which pleases me. Godo runs to all!

is someone running in shorts around here great speed workout Holly. Those numbers look terrific. Francesca, thanks for the recipe...will try it out this weekend. Is the taper boy awake after his trip back from Japan. Carolyn, you REALLY live in up in the hill....wow...you must have a majestic view. Hi tselb...butterfly hugs to you............just because.,,,,,,, 6 slow miles, there was no need to hurry up and la luna so willingly keeping me company.