Google Chrome? Gotta check that out! Of course it was a nice cool 62F this morning as I walked 2 miles wearing a splint on my leg for Tory. We saw numerous rabbits but did not pet any deer. I've got my healing plan in place.. 5 days of nothing but Tory walks then 5 days elliptical and spinning then start back running and be at 40 mpw week of Sept 15th. I keep remembering in Pete Pfitzinger's book "Advanced Marathoning" concering injury and the training plan. The rule of thumb is 10 days or less off with injury, resume the plan normally. More than 10 days, adjust goals. The extra sleep feels great and I keep thinking of Forrest Gump: "I'm pretty tired... I think I'll go home now" I may need a padded cell within a week.... have great runs!

Softball report...we are still alive...barely...after winning our first playoff game last week, rain postponed all games last week...last night we lost the first game to the #1 team, then pulled another upset in the second game. The loss put us one game from elimination but we've still managed to win two playoff games despite finishing the regular season 7th out of 8 teams....end of softball report. Carolyn: 37 degrees? I smell skiing in the near future!

I just felt really strong on the hills, and although I did take walk breaks, I really charged the hills and felt good.

That's great! I'm a firm believer that taking small walk breaks on hills doesn't hurt your time very much, if at all. I always find that after a 15-second walk I can start out a lot faster. Maine: As usual 2 great runs. Looks like you got your hands full at work...that's what you get for taking a vacation, playing golf, cooking, eating, and enjoying your family. Twocat: First of all, if the weather guys are right, plan on some sour weather this week-end. Second, after your excellent 20K race, lots of great junk food is certainly in order...and if you feel the least bit guilty, remember that all that stuff would only be a between-meal snack for Phelps. Finally, the injury-related "sermon" was on the money and frankly made me feel better about being hurt all the time. Aamos: 3:34...wow! Very, very nice. Larry:

My lower left leg has been grumbling for 3 weeks now and I am getting a little concerned. It seems to have moved from my Achilles area to my mid calf area.

Man, another injury? This makes about 90% of the group...hope you are able to work it out, Larry...jeez...I think I'm gonna put Twocat's sermon on the fridge. Tim:

I saw two little small does that still had their spots on them. I stopped to look at them for a few minutes and guess what...they both walked right up to me and I petted their heads till their mother snorted and the cute little one's walked away back towards their mother...neat experience.

Well, Tim, if you want to see some more, drop over to my house anytime...this morning there were 7 in the back yard and another 2 in the front...they might be cute, but they are first class pests around here...and my car has the dents to prove it. Decent run this morning...4.5 miles in 40:52 (9:05)...tough course with 6 big hills...only walked once..13 seconds faster than the last time I ran this course. DickyG

8 easy miles with T...8:01 pace The weather looks nice for Sunday...

Carolyn: 37 degrees? I smell skiing in the near future!

This morning it was 34 degrees at 7 am. Ice on the windshield. The forecast says 20% chance of snow on Friday. Yeah, skiing is fun, but not in September. Those of you who have problems with deer should consider getting dogs! We have deer and elk in our area, but not in our yard. They do allow hunting here, which helps keep their numbers in check. This morning the dogs were going crazy barking at the coyotes, who were howling up a storm. Tim, nice that the fawns in your area are so friendly - that sounds like a cool experience. Dark Horse, I'm sure you'll do fine with the kids. The trouble-makers are not likely to be taking Latin.

Those kids don't know how lucky they are having DH teach them Latin. Good luck horse. Mary, you wimp. Now get out there and run! Perch, good plan. We are all watching you. Sue, I don't know what the fitness lady was bugged about. Sounds like you improved greatly. Good for you. I posed this question for discussion on Kick, so I will give you a shot at it too: Who's your favorite, Bobby Flay or Alton Brown? Weather update: The Dallas area has chilly winds today. Lots of heavy gusts, no rain though. The Saint and I walked together. 5.25 at just under 16 minutes a mile. Very enjoyable. Spareribs

Oh my goodness, Alton Brown by far! We watched his episode on peaches last night (On Demand). He actually tells you why he's doing something and has such a great (and quirky) sense of humor. Bobby Flay----not so much. Fine food from Chef Flay, but he's too into his manly sex appeal or so he thinks. Since Mr. CNYrunner used to work at the Culinary Institute of America, I got to meet both of them at a special event there years ago. Alton is the real deal and very kind in person. Alton has style AND substance. Oh...running, eh? I am having an upside down day. I was up at 4:30 AM to participate in an international conference call with one of our client universities in Germany. This tested my language skills (nicht sehr gut) and never mind that fundraising and philanthropy and other development jargon can't quite translate. I should have asked Dark Horse to join me.....conference call in Latin! I loved my five years of Latin. Well, singing "Jingle Bells" in Latin wasn't pretty, but the rest was incredible. Lucky kids indeed. I did get out for a run at 9 AM. The sun was high and the humidity was rising, but it was a great run. This was a dial-in the pace run to work on form and steady turnover. I label it as a pace run in the log, but it's not quite that. Anyway, 13 miles at 8:10 pace on a hilly course, torso still, arms pumping, shoulders low, feet striking at mid-foot or better. I was happy. No deer, but plenty of bunnies, squirrels and other critters scampering. The herd of school busses had already dispersed. . Good running lamerunner and great way to burn off the energy and stress! Hang tough Perch...I know you will. I developed such painful IT issues on my left leg just four weeks before the Hartford marathon in 2000. I stopped running completely for two weeks and could barely walk for the first few days. Anyway.....I did run and snagged a BQ. You are such a smart and strong runner. I know you'll be a model of patience. My family did want me to move away for a while there. Speaking of BQs....Boston Marathon 2009 registration opened TODAY. Yikes! Back to the grind Karin

DH - I'd say something clever or sarcastic, but I won't. These students are lucky to have you, and I predict you will be one of those teachers that they remember for a long time. 5 very slow recovery miles today - paying for yesterday's speedy fun. I was thinking about doing 9, but I found myself just dragging along and decided I wouldn't get much out of 4 additional miles. Now is not the time to push through fatigue and soreness.

Good Day Masters - it's been awhile since I've been here. Life has been real hectic these past few wks with my husband's surgery, post surgery complications, having to take unplanned time off work to care for him and just the usual busy-ness of the end of summer time. But hopefully now, life will get back into a routine and groove. DS started 3rd grade yesterday and was so happy to be back. I was off yesterday as well, as I always am on his first day back, so I can hear about his day as he gets off the bus and make that special after school treat for him. and since I had the day off work, I got in a lovely 8.3 mile run after dropping him off at school. It was a very chilly morning (I could have even worn my running gloves for those first few miles!), and it felt good to get in a decent distance. As you can see from my log, I haven't been able to run much the past few months and haven't done a long run for almost a month, so I really needed those 8 miles yesterday to prove I could even still do it! Hopefully September will be a better and more consistent month for me. I sure hope so since I'm in a HM in about 2 months - plus a few miscellaneous local 10k's over the next couple months as well. Have a good day everyone!