Good morning! Windy, 36°F, but no rain Woke up 15 minutes before alarm clock at 3:30 -- could have used the extra sleep -- I hate it when that happens. Good discussion yesterday. I think I'm running my "GA" pace a little too fast as this is about the pace that I have been finishing my marathons at (even though I try to run them faster). For me at least, I have tried the experiment and this doesn't mean MP is actually faster. It just means this is relatively easy for the distances I am running. Around about mile 18 this clearly ceases to be "easy" 8.2 miles, 1:06:13, 8:08/mi, AHR 154

Morninbg Lou & Bill Two great runs with excellent HR's, I'm jealous I tried a new type of running today landing forefoot first but found it a bit awkward. So only did it for the first 2 1/2 m I think it is Chi running but I need to read up more on it. Anyway, myself and Woody out for a 6m hilly ish trail run, cool breeze about 40F I guess nothing as cold as yesterday. 6m 10:40 pace AHR 154 Good Runs All Roy

Great runs this morning for Lou, Bill and Perch! Lou – I know what you mean about waking up before the alarm…actually I haven't used an alarm clock in 25 years, but I have been waking up about 15 minutes or so earlier than my internal alarm has been set at for the past week or so…better last night though, maybe I fixed it. Bill – I have to be honest, I wasn’t rooting for Miami this past weekend but I will be rooting for your Gators tonight, personally I think Tim is the best Quarterback in college football right now…maybe the best overall football player as well…so yeah Go Gators! ETA - Give Erika my best wishes for a nice run Sunday - I see the latest weather forecast is calling for a high of only 71 and a few showers...that could be good for the marathoners. Perch – way to nail that run…SWEET!! Well I’m going to try a wave run after work today except that I have to make it an 11 miler due to time limitations. My goal will be to do a couple miles SLOW at about 8:45 pace, then 2 MP miles at about 7:37 each followed by an easy 8:15 or so mile, then 2 HM miles at about 6:53 each followed by the easy 8:15 miles then a 1 mile cool down at about 8:45 again. I am really looking forward to trying this and will keep it in my schedule at least for awhile to see how things pan out in the long run. Now I just have to be disciplined and stick to the plan. A long night of cleaning up snow and ice from yesterdays storm and I woke up to another 1/2 inch or so on the driveway this morning...CRAP! Another storm heading our way for Saturday night into Sunday could make for an interesting run Sunday morning. Have a great day everyone.

Yeah Maine. I was a little worried that Erika might get a warmer day, but it looks perfect. The low in Orlando looks to be 100 degrees warmer than her hometown temps the other day (-45F EEK!) 2 years ago at Disney (my 1st Full) it was very H&H. A year before that it was cold (30's and windy). You never know down here. Erika was whining that they start Disney so early. I told her you never know what you're going to get at the Fla. races. Bill

You got that right, my first ever Marathon was Disney in 04 and it is still the coldest yet! I'll never forget waiting around for what seemed like forever for the race to start...of course it could have something to do with the fact that it was my first and I just wasn't quite as prepared in that respect as I probably should have been. Now regardless of where I go I bring everything so that I can make a race morning decision on what to wear etc. I'm leaning heavily on running the "Goofy" next year...just one of those foolish things I want to do...my DW has a cousin who lives in Ocala and wants us to come down for a visit so we could incorporate that into it...we'll see. My friend Brian has been running Disney for the past few years and the I know the heat and humidity or both for that matter have been problematic these last few years. If the weather holds and he has a good run he has a chance to break close to 3:15 this year.

Blah - I just cannot get up in the morning!! Plus I still don't dare run outside yet .... nothing last night other than playing some Wii Fit games with my daughter that came home for the evening. I'll do somehing on the TM tonight - promise.

Maine, don't dawdle if you want to run the Goofy. It literally fills up in a week or two. (There are a lot of Goofy people! I might do it too.) Bill

Yes there are alot of Goofy people aren't there (and I guess we are two of them). I am aware that it fills up fast which is why I am actually thinking about it now. I'll make the decision soon so that as soon as registration opens I can sign up, I would say the chances are pretty good right now that I'll do it.

Well, what am I excited about today? Bob is going to do his first wave run, which he will positively nail! Perch had a magnificent run! Good for him. We had a great exchange of ideas yesterday. I thought today what a problem it is for these people that they run too fast! How I would like to suffer from it too. And Jeanne got to meet Bart Yasso. Yes, his talks are wonderful. I am also excited to go out in a few minutes with the Saint and do 2-3, just to test my butt. I'll let you know how that goes. This afternoon I am working for a couple of hours at a local running store for packet pickup for our race on Saturday. This morning I have a lipid panel check at the cardiologist's office to see how well the Crestor is dealing with my cholesterol. I will also join others who miss DickyG. What a great sense of humor he has, and a terrific athlete too. Spareribs

I'm so glad to hear about others having a hard time getting out of bed. ......ME TOO..... I REALLY need to get back to swimming and if I'm going to break 50 mpwk's then I'll need to do some two-a-days. I've been using the excuse that this is my "Off" week and the extra 1 1/2hr in bed is a good thing. For those off you getting out for the pre-dawn runs and workouts....I do envy you. There is nothing like starting the day after a good run or a 3000 m swim. But then again, it's awfully tough to follow up on a good workout up with an Ice Cold Beer if it's 6 in the am and you have to go to work. Great Runs......I enjoy reading about them and great discussion yesterday!