Thanks for the start Vista. It is a good time to reflect on the last half and plan the second half of '08. Tim.. no brainer... RUN! DickyG... what a veteran! 10.7 MOH in 1:32:45 (8:38 pace, AHR 147). First 2.2 miles with Tory. Mile splits ranged from 9:30's to 7:30's. IRC, 58F which is rare for this time of year in NC.. we'll take it! Have great runs! Steve

good morning all, rest day for me - mainly because i don't have my running shoes with me; already have a pair waiting in sweden, where we will be heading this evening. too bad, too, because fjorddaughter (we are staying with the newlyweds in seattle) asked me to run with her this morning - and i hate to turn her down. the wedding was wonderful - perfect weather, the most beautiful bride, delicious food, everything just... oh dear, runnng out of adjectives. anyway, good runs! susan

I've got 535 since 1/1/08 but better that that, I started running on 8/1/06 and yesterday I logged my 2000th mile!!! Every mile was outside on the pavement, getting up at 5:00AM to run before work but I'm not complaining, it feels great, you all know what I mean!!!

Good morning all from the occasional poster.. Moderate paced 8 miles this morning, legs still a bit fatigued from the solo 18 on Sunday I think, or just insufficient sleep, but it was ok. This week will be lighter than last; we are hiking tomorrow and Friday, so any running will be minimal and I will shorten up the long run a bit on the weekend. Marathon not until October 5 so there is time. Dicky G, I used to be good too, at least compared with now, and I remember that calendar as well as some early Cherry Blossom races and pretty strong marathons. Hard to be a has-been but I guess I can shoot for masters PRs. Holly, my cake strategy is opposite; I cut off the frosting with a tiny bit of cake attached, eat that and ditch the bulk of the cake, lol! Ribs, hope all is well. My good cholesterol is 112, must 30 years of running and a lot of wine...family history is horrible though. All kinds of BP and heart issues. Good reason to stay active. have a good day everyone!

I don't like running when it gets real warm which throws me behind during the summer months. I'm going to try to do better during July, and force myself outside on warm days. I have to remember those cold January months when I was freezing my --- off!

Sometimes I think we humans try too hard to "conquer" nature, instead of being a part of it. We try to keep our same running schedules year round, or dictated by the races we've signed up for. It makes more sense to me to pay attention to the weather and to how it makes you feel, and let it be your guide. It's OK to skip a run if its really hot or really cold out. My running tends to peak in the spring and fall when the weather's nicest, and drop off in summer and winter. I often pick my rest days after looking at the weekly weather forecast. There's always the treadmill or indoor track option when the weather's bad, and that's certainly nice when the weather's bad for a long stretch, but again, that's trying to defeat nature. I realize my "winging it" approach to running would be hard for many of you. Just food for thought.

wildchild, your monday comments about the variety of people who run were good. lynden, congrats on your 10 year runaversary and 3 years without smoking. biketm, even though it sounds like no future with your ex-classmate, I imagine that the one get together to reminisce could be enjoyable. Holly, happy birthday for your daughter. Tall, nice 5K race with 2nd masters. Franc, it sounds like the staff at the doctor's office didn't handle the situation with your daughter well at all. Nice long runs for CNY, SueT, craneium, biketm, peter (with hills), craneium (another), breger, CNY (another), and perch. This morning, the temp was in the low to mid 60s with a light wind. I got in 6 miles in a bit under 59:30 for a 9:54 pace. I got my new Garmin 205 yesterday so this was my first run using it. My ancient GPS which died could only show one item of information in addition to total time and laps had to be entered manually. After the run, I could get avg. pace, as well as actual distance and avg. pace for each of the laps so it was pretty good for my purposes. On my run today, I had total time, distance, and inst. pace. I had set the auto lap for one mile so got accurate mile splits afterwards (also, as they occured if I looked at the right time). Of course, many of you know what I can get but it was new and exciting for me. Before I went to get the morning paper on my bike, I added average pace for the whole run and turned on auto pause. At the end, while I was looking at mile splits, I stumbled on the map of my run and bike ride. As time passes, I'll probably find more neat stuff. It's good there's a manual since I could never find the things I've already done without it. I do have some questions about the battery that I haven't found (yet, if it's there) in the manual. I'm curious as to what sort of life (miles or hours) one can expect on one charging. I saw the battery icon and assume it will indicate when the battery charge is low. When it shows low, is there much time left or is it about to go dead very soon? Is the battery one where you should let the charge get low before recharging or is it ok to keep it "topped off"? A good day and good runs for all. TomS

Tom - it sounds like you have figured out much of the Garmin already! I don't know about battery life, it certainly holds up for at least 5 hours. I have one suggestion, in case you didn't notice this one, you can do average mile pace so that it is not "instantaneous" pace which is absolutely useless. The avg mile pace calculates and readjusts as you go along, so that by 1/4 mile it is pretty accurate for how fast you have been running. So on one screen I have avg mile pace and total cumulative pace. Pretty useful during a race when I have an overall pace target in mind. But since it will measure most race courses long, you have to adjust your Garmin pace goals to reflect the discrepancy (usually about 5-7 seconds/mile). Tim - I had to laugh! 10 cats, huge RED FLAG, and the clingy part, and the credit cards... But I take exception to the eating in 5 minutes because that is how I eat! Maybe you should join a running club....and offer to run with the slower women once in a while. I overslept today so now I have to wait until 7pm to run. Should be nice and warm by then, which is a good thing (said sounding like Martha Stewart), as it will make me go slowly and rest my legs. Erika, I had so many tedious, boring and hard summer jobs when I was a teenager....I would be pulling my hair out about your son. On my side, my kids have been fighting horribly since school let out...