4 miles on the treadmill, 1% incline, at 8:59 pace. Dark Horse

Way to go Dark Horse! The name of the book is Baby Steps. Glad to see you are getting better (physically).

There is a time to stretch....and a time not to! Tim

To everything, turn, turn, turn, there is a season... 4.5 miles along the Hudson River at lunchtime in 43:00, 9:33 pace. 40F is a far cry from the record high of 64 we had yesterday around lunchtime, but I'll take 40 in Albany in January anytime. Signing up for the Pinebush Triathlon, my inaugural tri: 325 yd swim, 11.5 mile bike, 3.25 mile run. bty

Good morning. Rest day for me and just in time as I'm fighting a head/sinus cold and ended up cutting my planned 5 mile run last short to only 3 miles. It was a carpy run. I'll work on core work tonight, including planks! For some odd reason, I'm enjoying planks. I'll blame it on Souci and her plank challenge a few months ago.

Sunny and 38 degrees F. 4.0 miles at 11:43 pace, almost exactly the same as on Monday. It's funny, because it doesn't feel like I'm that consistent! Different route, too. I timed it so that I ended up at a small cafe for breakfast. That could become a tradition! Good running, everyone! Teresa

Thanks, Jlynne and Erika! Erika - I'm not planning to race either the half or the full. If the temperature should miraculously drop into the high 30's low 40's I might consider racing the half, but I haven't done a proper taper or really prepared for racing. Doing both isn't as hard as you might think. The key for me is napping all afternoon following both races and, of course, eating like a pig after both races. I felt bad while waiting for the start of the full marathon last year, but after the first few miles, it wasn't bad at all. I expect it to be better this year if we don't have any temperature extremes. Tammy - I'm with you on the planks. Dark Horse - good to see you running again!

Good running, everyone! And for those of you taking it easy, be well. 5 rockin' hard miles at the beach. Take no prisoners! Now where's the dim sum???? I could eat a dog, I mean horse....heheheheheeh!

It's a gym day for me! I'm about to leave for the gym to do weights! I am so faking being happy about it! Amazingly, I have been very self-disciplined and have only run one time since Dec. 23, when my little ankle ache re-emerged. The eliptical is my friend! Of course, the slip-up, I should confess, was a bit of binge: Running from an Angel Marathon - Jan 5 - Boulder City, NV Erwin Vargas, 30 of Colorado Springs CO, won the 2008 Running From An Angel Marathon in 3:22:16. James Honchar, 43 of Dillsburg PA, finished second in 3:31:28. Raymond Churgovich, 42 of Broomfield CO, was third in 3:41:15. In the women's division, Amy Yanni, 53 of Rapid City SD, who had 11 top-3 finishes and 5 marathon victories in 2007, won her first of 2008 in 3:56:43. Pamela Kennedy, 39 of Monticello FL, finished second in 4:06:03. Tricia Perrine, 18 of Hesperia CA, was third in in 4:08:52. I'll just trundle off now and say my Hail Pre...... grins, A