Hey gang! I'm just peaking in to say hey. I'm still not running too much these days, thanks to the stoopid knees. The last time I went in to see my orthopedist, he basically checked my knees, winced, and said to call him when I was ready to consider surgery. He also said he wouldn't tell me not to run because he knew I'd go do it anyway, so I took that as permission. So I did go up for the Bolder Boulder, which was my slowest 10k ever, but I did run it all and I finished. Which at this point is really my only goal. I'm already registered for the Chicago Distance Classic in August, which will be my first half marathon, and I'm eyeing a couple of smaller races between now and then. In the meantime, I'll be hanging out in my basement on the elliptical, envying all of you outside running! Run a mile for me.

Hey Lil Engine! Wasn't it kind of wet for the Bolder Boulder this year? It rained and hailed at my house all day. Glad you got out anyway, and I guess rain is better than scorching heat. Just curious, why are you running your first half in Chicago? Do you have friends or family there? Isn't it hot there in August? I'm signed up for my first half, too, next weekend in Frisco.

I'll say "Hey!" in this thread too! Great to see ya back!

Hey back at you, Lil Engine. Stick around and post with us.

So I did go up for the Bolder Boulder, which was my slowest 10k ever, but I did run it all and I finished. Which at this point is really my only goal.

Hi lily. we miss you so much. Congratulations on your new 10K PR 'cause that's what I call 'em nowadays. Tell your doc you don't need no stinkin' surgery 'cause you've figured out how to get good exercise and fun from runnin' and it don't have anything to do with having to be fast. Have fun in your summer races, - I dare you to walk them all!.

Good to see you back Lil. Hope the elliptical works for you. jjj

Sad, sad, sad. I deliberately misspelled "peaking" and no one took the bait. I remember a day when 'Ribs would have fined me big for that one. Sad. Evanflein - the doc says running probably is hastening the inevitable, but it's inevitable anyway, so it's probably not a terrible thing to do. The therapy I did for a couple of months did improve things a bit, but this is pretty much they way they're going to be until I fix them. So I'm thinking maybe in December, after I've run all the races I want to this summer. (I use the term "run" very loosely these days.) Wildchild - my sister, Mighty Dog, is in Chicago. She my buddy and my running pal. So I'm running my first half with her. Meanwhile, I signed up for the Seagate Women's 8k on Sunday. We'll see how that goes (slow I bet )

Sad, sad, sad. I deliberately misspelled "peaking" and no one took the bait. I remember a day when 'Ribs would have fined me big for that one. Sad. Evanflein - the doc says running probably is hastening the inevitable, but it's inevitable anyway, so it's probably not a terrible thing to do. The therapy I did for a couple of months did improve things a bit, but this is pretty much they way they're going to be until I fix them.

Well, I did catch the "peaking" but let it go. But I also caught the other one. (sorry, catching typos is part of my job...)