Definetly is!! I know, I'll believe it when I see it as well lol. Ooops my bad sorry Bob! Oh I'm sure your going to kick the 5k's butt!! Good luck and can't wait to hear how it goes!

Using the McMillan calculator to reverse engineer my 5k time from my marathon goal time puts me around an 18 minute 5k. I know that isn't gonna happen, since like yourself, I'm not 5k trained right now. So that's why I was thinking 19 minutes. As an aside, today I got an email from the race saying as one of the first 100 entrants, I got a free ferry ticket to get there. The race is on an island with no cars and is only accessible by ferry. Thanks for the good luck wishes, I appreciate it!

Very cool about the free ticket!! I'll be thinking of ya when i'm sitting relaxing out on the deck drinking a beer

Easy does it... 6 miles easy with 10x100 strides near the end. Last 3/4 mile barefoot on the grass. Cloudy, cooler, breezy but still humid this AM. Much better than it's been, I'm so thankful for that. Walked the dog after and got done just before the deluge. Felt good. Those strides really help iron out the kinks in your form. Got out early, no oversleeping today. In fact, I got up before the alarm. Got to see a lot of deer again, plus an incredible sunrise. There was a break in the clouds to the east, and the underside of the clouds were illuminated with awesome pastels of red, purple and pink as the sun rose. TGIF, looking forward to a nice weekend. Have an easy run planned for Saturday AM. Going car shopping in the afternoon. The van is approaching 200k miles, so it's time. Sunday is a 5k in the AM. In the evening, a couple from church who have recorded several music CD's are putting on an outdoor concert at a nearby waterfront amphitheater. Don't forget to look to the skies Sunday night for the Perseid meteor showers! Get a pizza and a lawnchair and go camp out. Probably get some swimming in. Weather forecast for both days looks pretty good, maybe a bit warm on Sunday.

Sounds like you had a really nice run this morning!! Have a WONDERFUL weekend and can't wait to hear how your 5k was! Good luck Bob!!

As always, thank you! Have a great weekend yourself! Enjoy the rest of your stepback week! If I remember by camera, I'll get some pics of the race, it's supposed to be pretty nice where it's being held.

change of plans... Went to bed last night feeling crappy...achy, headache, tired. So this AM when the alarm went off, the body said no thank you, so I rolled over and went back to sleep. Gonna take today off, even though I am feeling a bit better now. Just want to make sure I'm not fighting something. Today was only gonna be an easy 6 miles anyway. Next week is a big mileage week for me, so I don't want to take any chances. Glorious morning here, had a nice loooonnnngggg walk with the dog instead. Very beautiful out.

Hi Bob, So this is where you are posting your training. Just found this group yesterday. People around (including Glenn) are starting to get those late summer colds. Glad you are feeling better- hope you stay that way. Looking forward to following your training.

Hi Bob, So this is where you are posting your training. Just found this group yesterday. People around (including Glenn) are starting to get those late summer colds. Glad you are feeling better- hope you stay that way. Looking forward to following your training.

Hi Alan! Thanks for dropping by! Sorry to hear that the little fella is coming down with something. Make sure you stay clear of that junk, you have a marathon to kick butt in soon enough. It's nice and quiet here, just the way I like it.

Thank you Pam! I'll try to enjoy it, but I'd rather be running. I think it's allergies. For some reason this year I've been blessed with them. Hope your weekend is going well!

UGhhhhhhhhhh I hate allergies! Totally understand the rather be running!! Well I started my weekend off right, we'll see how the rest of it goes.