I had an easy solution to today's snow: I read the 10 day forecast at the beginning of the week so today is my off day! Petty clever eh? jdmom3 here is my view, and it is probably worth about what you are paying for it. To me it really sounds like you need a cutback week. It will actually do you little harm and perhaps a lot of good to go for two such weeks. If you really start to feel antsy you can add in a temp run someplace. That will make you feel like your are doing "something" while letting you knock back a few miles for some extra time without feeling guilty about doing so. fatozzig Story: . As to the guy wanting a call back on the weekend, well that I can sort of understand. If you are in real estate and need something to close the next day you are sort of in a bind. Especially these days I imagine those in the business are scared to death of losing any deal. As to the rest . . . pretty funny! I too hate when people call and just say, "Hi." My thought is, "Who the heck are you?"

Leslie – we do a lot of juvenile work in this office . . . "

and we have alot of adults who act like juveniles that work in this office . . . kidding . . . I love all 20+ of the attorneys I work with. Most are young, only been out of law school a few yrs, and some of the finest criminal defense attorneys I can imagine. But they just look sooooo young to me! I wonder if they say "she just looks so old to me!"

Meg, I just posted about this in the 50+ thread from back over there on the old site with fred. I ran 35 mpw the week before last and 35 last week, so the question is, when should I move to 40? Here is how I am going to do it. I have my RA log and it shows the total time I took to run those 35 miles the first week, and in the second week it took me 8 minutes longer. This is not a surprise to me as in that second week I should have been more tired. So now I will see how long it takes me to do the 35 this week. My plan is not to grow miles until I run 35 miles in a faster time than I did in the FIRST week. Then I will know I have assimilated. I wouldn't cut back at all if I were you, but I would hold mileage steady until you are sure you are comfortable at that spot. In addition, for immediate feedback you should be taking your HR every morning. On days when you see it elevated, say 8-10 beats, that is a good sign for a day off, or for a short, slow run. And finally, if you have any pictures of me in your house, make sure not to look at them just before checking your HR, as this will surely cause a spike that very few women can control. Spareribs

.... I ran 35 mpw the week before last and 35 last week, so the question is, when should I move to 40? Here is how I am going to do it. I have my RA log and it shows the total time I took to run those 35 miles the first week, and in the second week it took me 8 minutes longer. This is not a surprise to me as in that second week I should have been more tired. So now I will see how long it takes me to do the 35 this week. My plan is not to grow miles until I run 35 miles in a faster time than I did in the FIRST week. Then I will know I have assimilated....

Ribs.. Makes perfect sense to me... Kinda like Navin (Steve Martin) in "The Jerk": I know we've only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and five days. The first day seemed like a week and the second day seemed like five days. And the third day seemed like a week again and the fourth day seemed like eight days. And the fifth day you went to see your mother and that seemed just like a day, and then you came back and later on the sixth day, in the evening, when we saw each other, that started seeming like two days, so in the evening it seemed like two days spilling over into the next day and that started seeming like four days, so at the end of the sixth day on into the seventh day, it seemed like a total of five days. And the sixth day seemed like a week and a half. I have it written down, but I can show it to you tomorrow if you want to see it.

Thanks for the input Twocat and Ribs. Ribs, I will be sure to avoid looking at your avatar while checking my HR. My last few weeks have been 53, 57 and 58 but not too long ago I was in the 40s. I was planning 60 for this week so you can see that I've been upping it. I have been feeling kind of tired and not very peppy on my runs even the slow ones - hence the thought of a cutback week. Well, that coupled with the fact that next week is busy - lots of stuff scheduled in the mornings when I usually run. Hmmm, well perhaps I will aim for 58 again this week and keep at it until I start to feel better.

It looks like I've got some catching up to do since my last post Sunday morning. Abelisle, welcome and post often. We have a few things in common. I'm one of the few over 60 on the thread (65 vs your 60), I'm also a retired teacher, and I have two adult kids. bike, I'm glad to hear you got in two runs over the weekend without any problems with your foot. Nice long runs for Tramps, abelisle, jdmom (with strong wind), perch (hilly trails), ribs (1st 10 since surgery), evryday, rbbmoose, breger, henrun, busi, Tammy, Peter, perch (another), and jdmom. Good job on the speedwork for perch, breger, Holly, and fatozzig. This morning, it was in the mid teens and almost calm. I got in 8 miles in a bit over 1:20 for a 10:01 pace. A good day and good runs for all. TomS

SRL - Holy crap. Keeping your Pops and your family in my prayers. Erika - My dad once said this is the only place he knew of where the grass grew in the winter time. After looking at your pic, I'll stay where I am.

Craneium, good job getting up for an early run! I'm with Mariposai - I'm NOT a morning person! I've only done an am run a couple of times, but I didn't quite just get up and run; I got up, drove most of the way to work (which allowed me to wake up a bit and run in the flatlands, and let the sun come up), then ran on a trail near the office. Then I drove to work, and showered there. Perch, I think someone mentioned this the last time you posted a graph of your "mogul run" - it looks like an EKG readout! Holly, those intervals look pretty good, considering you did them outside, with some icy patches, and probably in the dark too! Alex, sounds like a nice snowy trail run. Can you post some pics here? I don't do Facebook. Erika, whine all you want about the cold! I don't know where you find the motivation to keep running all winter. If your DH and sons don't go out and run in the cold the way you do, I'll bet you just give them the ol' evil eye when they complain. Leslie, interesting article! I guess the dead guy lived alone? I wonder if he started to smell bad, or maybe he always smelled bad so no one noticed... Twocat, I plan my rest days based on the weekly forecast, too! You won't want to hear this, but I rested yesterday because it was only 45 degrees and windy, and the rest of the week looks better! Ribs, are all your runs flat? Just wondering, because my pace varies all over the place depending on terrain and altitude, so there's no way I'd run the same weekly mileage in close to the same time from week to week. Plus, on some of my easy runs with the dogs, I don't track the time. Robert, hope your dad's surgery goes well! Just wondering - how do smoking and drinking contribute to aneurysms? It's 55° and sunny today! Shorts and tee shirt! I ran at the local state park near the office, and was attempting a wave run, alternating about 10:30 and 9:30 paces. I didn't do too well at the pacing, but it was a fun run anyway. 10:33, 9:03, 10:37, 9:19, 10:26, 9:46, 9:26 last 0.1 mile. Then a cool down walk back to the car, maybe a quarter mile. This weather is supposed to continue all week!