Good Morning! Roy – sorry to hear you’ve been having troubles, but hopefully they are behind you now. Enk – nice 20-miler yesterday! Mariposai – good call on the shirt. I was tempted to buy something new to wear to Boston, but decided instead to stay with something tried and true that I know won’t rub me raw in some strange place. No running for me today, just a little core work and a bunch of household chores before work. Having come to an agreement over a chimney repair issue, I believe we have resolved all our issues on the house-buying and house-selling end. Now if all goes as planned, we will close on both houses on 4/25. (whew!) DH insisted it was time that Dexter, our cairn terrier, got a haircut, and took him somewhere yesterday. The dog he brought back looks somewhere between a schnauzer and a hairless rat. (sigh) I think I better handle this next time. Happy Monday!

Ummmm Roy. Boston is on the 21st. You won't see any RR's for at least another week. Nothing to report as this is a much-needed rest day. Slept for 9-1/2 hours. Bill

I have nothing to report except the fun chat I had last night with Spareribs, Mustang Sal, Millbot and the FF. Hey Holly, check with SR about your attire...he has the greatest ideas... This morning I walked around the block just to enjoy the dawn and to listen to the birds. In my next life I wanna be a bird watcher. Happy taper Monday to all....

Morning! Roy - I hope all goes well and that Edinburh is a go! Holly - poor Dexter! Is he embarrased too? Good job on the intervals Jlynne. HALLAR - I was on page one of the 1,000 mile race until YOU bumped me back to page 2!! Scheduled rest day for me. I was awakened at 2 a.m. by a coyote howling out in the wood. Stuck my head under the covers and went back to sleep. Happy Monday! ~Mary

Greetings master friends! yesterday... halllar- it's not uncommon to have tired legs a lot as you are building your miles. That's why a cutback week every now and again is important. Ribs- isn't having one snake in the house enough already? I can't blame the saint for not wanting another one. evanflein- you know as well as anyone that come race day, that adrenaline kicks in. Your intended MP for that day will feel like a walk in the park those first 10 miles in Boston. Yep, get lots of sleep this week. Is there any way you can adjust your hours this week to account for the time change, so it's not such a shock to you when you get here? today... Roy- don't underestimate how run/walking will keep you in shape. Hang in there Roy. You doing anything besides rest to help things along? Feel better soon! Holly- I'm glad you got those issues with the houses settled before Boston, to help put your mind at ease a bit for that weekend. I wonder what the dog would look like with you in charge of it's haircut? Highlights? Jeanne- very nice speedy run today! perch- pretty colors. What does it mean though? Mariposai- there is a woman by me that leads bird walks. She is so impressive. She'll stand there, close her eyes, and pick out 20 birds in the area just by their songs. To all of us, it just sounds like a garbled mess. She'll tell you if its a happy song or a distressed song. She can identify birds just by their flight pattern, even if its so far away that you can barely see it. I'll bet you would be great at being a bird watcher. dg- ok, you need to tell us more about these explosion exercises. You're holding out on us! Nice run/walk at the gym today! Speedy! Mary- aaaawwwwoooooo! Back to the gym this morning for more elliptical stuff. Preceded it with the Level 2 proprioceptive exercises, first time trying them, they weren't bad at all. Finished up with 5 minutes on the treadmill, mostly walking, but included a few minutes of slow jogging. As nice as it was to be outdoors hiking over the weekend, it felt good to get the heartrate elevated and break a sweat this AM. Forgot yesterday to mention a funny thing that happened during the lacrosse game yesterday. One of the girls was zipping upfield with the ball, and right in front of us, her mouthpiece spews out of her mouth, landing in the mud. We're all screaming at her to just keep going, but she doubles back and in one motion scoops up the mouthpiece out of the mud, shoves it back in her mouth and keeps going, without missing a beat or losing the ball. Hard core! You could say she has a real dirty mouth. Enjoy the day everyone. Make it a good one!

Hi Munch, Hope you feel better soon so you can celebrate your 14th wedding anniversary properly. Wasn't MrMunch sick earlier? Does he have to share everything Perchy, Nice to hear someone is sleeping well. Hopeful Mary, I am glad you scheduled your rest day... this morning, my alarm went off and I had to review in my mind when was the last time I took a day... since I couldn't remember, I decided today was a scheduled rest day. However... 0715 41 F Walked 2.9 miles with my friend and our pups, Veta and Bandit. Spareribs, I had 22 points, void in spades, opened with 2 diamonds. Partner mentioned spades. We ended up 4 No-trump and I made 5 no-trump. My opponents were eager to point out that I could've bid and made a small slam had I bid and played the hand better. I get so nervous in no-trump. Saint, I can't wait to read about your triumph over Heels and Hills! Keep on racking up the miles! Roy, Huh? You really confused me but, it wouldn't take much to do that today. I am very discombobulated. Edinburgh will be fine with a nice run/walk combo. Find a nice ratio. Mine was run 7 minutes and walk for 4 minutes. Some folks think that is too much walking but, I liked it. Good luck, mate!

BTB, no I missed the Mystc Pizza . Rest day I owe my trail running group a post, so I put my weekend on our blogspot. imtr.blogspot.com lota pictures, (no wonder I ran so slow) and a video. jjj