Great job Teresa!! I love the arial view! Erika - the puppies are born looking like little cows, but as they grow the white turns to the grey and the brown takes on a reddish - natural highlight - kind of look! It is goofy I know! Ribs - I cannot wait for Friday. So excited for your son.

Raining a plenty. Did the TM, 4 miles. 1 mile w/u at 5.6mph, 2 miles at 7.0mph, 1 mile c/d at 5.6mph. Knee was fine but I think if I had gone longer I'd be feeling it now. Usually that 2 miles at 7.0mph feels a bit easier, but it was Ok. HR was 165 when I stopped, but it came down quickly. I have a question for those of you that use a HR monitor. If you do a 20 min tempo, lets say, does your HR go up when you stop to walk/jog before it settles down (because it is working harder to pump the blood after your legs stop helping return the blood)? I am just wondering what my HR really is at the end of these tempos, but I can't ever imagine wearing a strap around my chest. If they invent something unobtrusive someday.... I hope to do a longer slow run tomorrow. teresa - cool photo Holly, I said 8 week training plan, because that would be the shortest time possible to train for a marathon and do 3 20 milers. I don't want to commit to something 4 months ahead of time again, but I could see myself signing up 8 weeks out if my base was good.

Nice runs by many posters. Mary, as others have mentioned, the pups are cute! Teresa, nice run!! My cousin lives in Gorham. I'd like to run the marathon in ME... For me it was 5.57 miles at a 9:04 pace, just under an hour. It was blowin' out there but warm, 60 F. Celts are makin' me cwazy!!! Chris

OK, Kevin, you kicked me into gear so I wrote the race report! Cool, Charley and henrun! Back Cove IS a nice place to run, especially when it's high tide. It used to intimidate me, though, because you can SEE so far. It seemed like such a long way to run!

Some nice running out there today. Thanks everyone for checking in and giving the report. I did a 5.37 mile run this early evening. This is a great jump on my week and I am pleased at how this year of running is shaping up. I am a warm weather runner and can anticipate some nice warm runs ahead. In fact, I am going ahead and boosting my goal for the year from 1,000 miles to 2,000 KM. I have established a good base and am 42 miles ahead of the 1,000 mile pace and 45 miles behind the 2,000 KM pace. This makes for an ideal time to jump to the next goal with over a half year ahead. Thanks for the shout Wildchild.....I was busy with several projects today that left me needing to stay away from here for the morning. Mary.....those are cute pups. The pup with the hearts on it would make a good candidate for the name Valentine and a great gift for a guy to give to his girlfriend/wife. The talk about travel areas being the same reminds me of my busy traveling days when I would get up....catch a flight......jump in a cab.......head to a stadium/arena/.....then back in a cab .......and catch a flight to the next city. Then people would ask......"How was Chicago (or Detroit or New York or Boston.etc)?" Ummmm....just like 100 other American cities. Have a great evening everyone.

Speaking of foggy. I'm on business too. Staying in Ripley (believe it or not) West Virginia. Needless to say I got some hill work today.

I lived 18 years in Charleston, just 35 miles south of Ripley. I use to run a lot of hills back in those days. (I even bought one of those custom vans in Ripley - Tom Peden was the dealership I believe. It was when the kids were little and it was fun taking trips in. Glad I don't have that gas guzzler now.)

Mari, that scholarship sounds great! What's it called, and how can my DD apply? We loved our spring break trip to Japan, and I'm sure she would love to go back for 6 weeks next summer! She'll be 16 by then.