Good morning, I must have been in a fog this morning as I was getting ready to go out for my run....about 1 mile into the run, I realized that I had accidently put on a pair of really old, retired running shoes. I didn't feel like going back to change so I took it a little easier today. 8.02 miles of hills @ 9:21 pace...no damage done Enjoy the weekend.

Helen - we were out of town when the July totals would have been tallied, so I don't know. $21 for car repairs? Inconceivable! Easy 5 for me this morning. What a beautiful day. Like I said yesterday, I don't know if the weather will hold but I'm enjoying it while it's lasting. I started at 64°F and finished at 68°, and the humidity was down to 82% -- like I said it felt wonderful. 5.1 miles, 43:34, 8:34/mi, AHR 145 We had fun on our vacation, but it's good to be back home for a "normal" weekend. I hope you have a great weekend, too!

Good morning all. 2 miles warm up, 5K race, and 2 miles cool down. The 5K was warm (naturally enough) but I ran pretty well - better than I have this year. 7:40, 7:37, 7:26 and a sprint to finish it off. 23:30 or so for a 7:35 average. HR avg 166, high of 172. I think I may have had a little more since I felt pretty good after finishing. I ended up 3rd in my old man age group. 1st was 19:15, 2nd was 20:21. Eek. Bill

Beautiful day here--ran with a friend this morning, met at 7 am for 8.11 miles in 1:03, so a sorta PBJ special. Off to make some fake-eggs omelets and then perhaps a packet pickup in my future . Get your snacks set for the Women's marathon in Beijing. I bet Mariposai is whipping up something way more wonderful than what I'll be having. (Altho I did make a feta/spinach/pepper/onion/olive pizza last night that was pretty good ). Happy day, everyone. grins, A (and I must say, a $21 car bill restores my faith in human nature....that ought to get reported to the Car Guys!) booger, greta race.....way to run!!!

The way I saw it, Phelps lost that race...Mark Spitz is still the man...although one of the ESPN guys commented that Phelps was able to manipulate water better than anyone since Moses. Twocat:

Tonight it is off to a comedy club with my DW and her BFF and her BFF's DH. It should be fun even if it costs me in tomorrow's race.

You realize, of course, that now you must post not only a race report, but 3 jokes as well....and you still shoulda considered the rasslin' tix as wife's birthday gift.. Roch: If you can run a hilly golf course, you're a better man than I...tried it before and absolutely tanked after 9 holes. Henrun: You cut your 2.5 mile time down by a full 2 minutes..jeez...how'd you do it? Holly:

Tonight after work I’m grabbing the kids and packing them off to grandpa’s, then zipping home to fix dinner for friends (teriyaki steak/red onion/yellow & orange pepper/mushroom kabobs with rice, steamed broccoli, crusty whole-grain bread, goat cheese, red wine – not as fancy as Tall makes, but still yummy).

Got room for one more guest? Sounds amazing. Carolyn:

Snow accumulation up to 2 inches.

What time do the lifts open? Ribs: Bridge...I used to be a very competitive player during my college years and later partnering with my dad until he passed away. But if you don't play for about 5 minutes, there are another hundred conventions and you fall behind quickly. I still read a few of the newspaper columns but don't play much anymore....and I can't believe you've hit the 3-mile mark so quickly...actually, I'm not surprised...you're one tough dude! Jeanne: Nice going...you're now running better than me...and judging from the way I played Thursday...able to beat my butt in golf...and the Alan King video is hysterical....thanks. NoNo: Really hope your knee problems heal fast..as far as feeling nauseous goes, happens to me all the time (usually after a race when I check my watch and see how bad I did). Tell you what, I'll loan you the $21.. Tramps: Don't knock table tennis..I happen to stink at it, but those who are good can be REALLY good. I got $5 on you vs. Forest Gump. Breger: Congrats! I think 23:30 and 3rd in your age group is fabulous. I ran a pretty decent 4 miles today on a tough, hilly course...36:25 (9:06 pace)...last 2 miles in 17:20. Ended up the week running about 1 1/2 more miles than normal so that was OK too. No run planned for tomorrow...golf, Olympics, Cup race, nap...actually pretty full day. DickyG

Tom the hamstring problem sounds so familar. I took a proactive approach, keep running slowly and lots of stretching. Now I'm back to where I was, which isn't where I want to be, so I'm continuing the more aggressive stretching. My goal is make my legs 10 years younger

Nono, it's kewl you're due for some kewl news. Breger, nice going on the hardware. There's been a tough spell. It's been nearly two weeks since my last run. The dog and I went out on some trails. When we got back, he took off after the school's cross country team. He bit a kid pretty good. We had to put him down. I took time off of work. When he got out of quarantine, my brother and I took Ace camping in the middle of nowhere. An isloated spot on top of a hill and by the Muskegon River. The dog ate ice cream and sausage to his heart's content. We played frisbee for hours. It would be launched from the top of the hill, hover over the valley and the dog would be under it when it came down. When it got dark, he'd chase the laser pointer down the trails, off the cliff, into the sand dunes and into the river. When I got tired, he'd chase the sparks from the camp fire. He was wet dirty and smelly but still shared my sleeping bag. When we got up in the AM, we played more frisbee before my brother and I took Ace to the vet, after we stopped for more ice cream and sausage. I tried very hard to find an alternative, from what trainers told me was that the dog would always be a danger. Today, 5.5 miles. At one point, I was going to pack it in, then I found a super ball. So I finished the run and bounced a ball.