Beth...Happy b-day to your aunt.  I have a friend from college with one today too...makes it easy to remember to call.  Hope the swim went well.  6k is big time!

Scott..That's great news that the knee issues didn't linger.  Sometimes our bodies just like to mess with us...that's my theory anyway.  Great job on your run.  If you can hit that in training you definitely have a great shot at doing sub4 or better come race day.  Just keep up the smart training you've been doing and you'll get yourself there.

Docket...Is the evening run because you're avoiding the heat/humidity, or were you up to some shenanigans today?

Julia...Shopping pre-run?  Great way to stretch out the legs

Marco...Wow, those are great miles.  It's amazing how you seem to be able to reel off the MP pace miles you do even when you've been hampered by the cold temps.  I guess that's a testament to the benefit of getting in the miles, regardless of what it takes or what the pace is.

RVD...Man, I sure hope that hammy isn't as bad as you fear it is.  Maybe it will surprise you and turn around in a couple days.  I played through some hamstring troubles in school, and was able to get there with heavy wrapping and compression.  I'm not saying you should run on it if you're hurt, but if you keep it wrapped really tightly you might be able to get through it.

Pressing...Yummers!  Thank you, that looks awesome and I am definitely writing it down.  I like your determination to get the core work in.  I hope you didn't use up all your will power with that long TM run though!  Enjoy the clinic.

Swift...12 isn't short silly, that's medium-long!  Great running for you.  Hey, are you still doing the runs with the mentor-ship group you had mentioned before?  I hadn't seen you say anything about them in a while, so just was curious.

SIAR: Great job and congrats! 3rd overall is great! Wow, the conditions look pretty rough for a 5K, looks like you ran a great time for those conditions. Sounds like running at 90% or so was a good call, since the traction wasn't great. I like the beard and sideburns!

Pressing: Hm, never noticed it, but I guess I do a lot of runs in that range. The 12 today was because that's what the marathon group was doing (cutback between 18 last week and 20 next) and the 1.3 extra is just how far I am from the store. Tomorrow I'm going to do a little extra before meeting the other group, but that's mainly to get my mileage for the week into the 50s. But since we (generally on the thread, I mean) were discussing the other day about things I can do to mix up my training, I'll explain that I am intentionally placing somewhat less emphasis on LRs, and trying to get more overall weekly mileage from several different runs. Partly because last cycle I had 7 runs of 20+ and ran about 23 min slower than my PR. So while I'm still getting some 20+ runs in, I'm not making them as much of a focus this time. Just something I'm trying, and if it doesn't work out, I'll try something different . Now that I think about it, I guess I think 12-13 is sort of a good distance, because at my pace range that is close to 2 hrs, which is what some training gurus say is a good time to get LR benefits without a lot of negative effects.

Scott: Tomorrow I'll get in a few solo miles, then meet up with my informal running/social group that runs and then goes for brunch at a nearby restaurant! 

Still trying to figure out all the details of how to work my new watch. Bit of a learning curve, especially since it's a completely different brand. The manual that came with it is not great, but I found some more info online.

Congrats, SIAR!

I did my 10 and was wheezing the whole way.  Bah.