Well, I wish I had a good race story to tell, unfortunately it didn't happen.   5 miles into the race I pulled up walking after getting hit with a searing pain in my lower right leg.    Tried running again and was able shuffle and walk enough to finish the race, but what a disappointment.

Anyway, I'm still pretty sore 5 hours later, but I'll survive.   I do need to figure out what I'm doing wrong, so am going to take a few days to recover and try to get a handle on things.

gito!..  was worried about you!   Good to see you posting again!

Rich: sorry to hear about your leg problems during your race.  Calf pain?  Achilles?

Debra:  good to see you back ... 8 miles at that temp & dew point is pretty remarkable ... definitely woulda been a slog for me as well!

Dan: nice finish for May!

5.75 miles for me on a beautiful evening, watching the sun set as I ran about town.

So wrote up a post and it didn't show up!!! ugh!! Will try again later ......hope this message makes it!!

Debra - Nice 8 miles!  Hope things are going better!

Rich - So sorry to hear the leg didn't hold up.  I know exactly how you feel.  Taking it slowly might just be the mantra...

Dan - More mileage is more mileage, don't matter what the finally tally is - it's like a PR   Don't they have TMs on the ships?

adkkev - good start to June?  Keep it up.

Az - Yes, websites can be frustrating at times.  2 posts got through - so, there's that 

Jo - Good that you're back.  Hope the HM training goes well.

Friday, 5/30 - okay I'm late on this one, 6.1 miles in 54:50 or 9:00mpm.  Saturday, complete rest day.

Sunday, 6/1, Vibhna Dream Mile Half Marathon.  Whole family did this one (well, DS2 did 5K) including DS1's GF.  This race has been held at Hellyer Park the last 2 years and is fairly flat.  A very good HM for a first time runner and for GF it was her first. I usually need to warm up and family wanted to stay warm so separated early. Weather was cool for this time of year, so things were setup nicely for a good race.  I started close the front, but the race was chipped from the start.  Got off to a good start and first mile went by in around 7:05, knew I was going too fast and started to slow down a bit.  Mile 2 marker came by at 14:53 and tried to back off a little more.  Got passed at this point by 3 other runners - one of them appeared to be younger (13 turned out, but looked younger). After they passed me they seemed to slow a bit, cuz I wasn't losing any ground.  Caught up to the kid around mile 4 and he made an effort to stay with me.  At mile 5 I said we had about an hour to go and he said more like 1 1/2 hours.  I turned to him and said you're going way too fast if your planning on finishing then.  We stayed together until about mile 6 and he had to slow down a bit.  We say the leader at about this point - so smooth and about a 1/4 mile ahead of the #2 guy.  Turnaround was at about 6.8 - 6.9 miles and I was around 15th at this point.  Saw DS1 & GF and they were 1/4 to 1/2 mile behind me.  At this point caught one guy who had passed me and he was very cheerful, he informed me he wasn't racing just doing a 17 mile training run and would be pacing his wife soon.  DW came along and said I was in 16th.  I told the guy I was shooting for 1:40 and he said shouldn't be a problem.  Just before mile 9 he met up with his DW and headed back the other way wishing me luck.  Tings were find until around mile 10 where we hit the 10Kers, not too bad and I was tracking one of the men who passed me earlier as we weaved our way around the people.  I passed him at one of the aid stations and he made a concerted effort to pass me shortly after.  Between mile 11 - 12 we hit the 5Kers and things got crowded.  Lots of walkers and mobs using up the whole bike trail.  I'm very tired at this point and just mad that there is the mass of humanity between me and my goal.  I'm yelling "Runner coming!" and as usual, most people move to the right, but not all  which perturbs me to no end.  Then I'm getting mad at myself for being mad at them - no way to make me happy!  Finally we're back and I've lost the guy in the crowd and I'm running as fast as I can go into the finish.  Hit my watch and it says 1:38:39.  I've got to find water at this point as someone hands me a medal.  Grab some water and then head back to cheer people on.  GF comes in at 1:51 or so, but DS1 isn't with her(?).  DS1 finally comes in around 1:57 followed by DW at 2:00+.  I grab some more water.  I find some results and I've won my AG and we figure GF has probably won something so wait around a bit.  GF won her AG!  DW too!  Winners got certificates and medals!    DS2 ran the first mile of his 5k and finished in slightly over 30 minutes and then informed us he got a heat rash from running ( we force him to do at least 1 race a year and this was the race for this year).  We headed out to grab some DimSum and everyone was finally happy...

Thanks for the encouragement, it's appreciated.    Structured tapers leading up to a race don't seem to work for me, so they're out, at least for now.    As bad as pulling up lame in a race is, the fitness I gained getting ready is still with me, so the best approach now is to get moving again asap.    I'm still pretty sore, so it'll be a while, but that's the plan...

dan... your motto should be... "Slow miles beat the heck out of no miles."    You do just fine!

adkkev... about an inch up from your ankle bone on the outside of your leg is where I had problems in the race.    If you feel there with your hand, there are tendons in there that connect the smaller leg muscles to your foot.    That's where "something" let go...

az... kick your computer!   It won't fix anything, but you'll feel a lot better...

Jo... slow and steady, you're building fitness.   Keep up the good work!

ray... what a great race for your entire family!    You just keep getting faster in these half marathons, congrats.!

gito... size 14s...   How'd you like to try running in those? lol   And thanks...

I'll be absent for a while, but still looking in.

And I wanted to share this...  early in Sunday's race, the course was crowded and I overheard a couple of women talking as they ran.    First runner, "Listen."  Second runner, "Yeah, I know, my kind of sound, it sounds just like rain."     What they were talking about was the sound of everyone's footsteps as we ran.    And I realized they were right, listen sometime...

Rich - Man, that's really a bummer.  I know how much you were looking forward to the race.  But I do like your perspective - the fitness level, from the training, is still there.  Should be easy to get right back into the swing of things, IF you give yourself enough time to heal.

Ray - Congrats to you and the family!  Great race.

Deb - Good to hear from you.  Hope your "rough patches" have leveled out now.  Nice 8 miler, and a good walk, too.

Jo - Good job sticking with the plan.  Check in when you can.

Az - I'm with Rich - a good swift kick to the computer would feel good, even if it didn't fix the problem.  Hope you are well!

adkkev - You're getting in some good, consistent runs.  Love the sunset run (almost as much as I love one at sunRISE).

Dan - nice running for May!  Hope you enjoy the cruise.  Carribean??

Chantilly - nice month for you, too.  I hate dandelions!  The neighbor's yard is covered, and DW keeps threatening to "leave him a sticky note asking him to cut them before the seeds end up in our yard!"

Finally got out for a short run this morning.  3.25 miles.  First one since last Thursday, and I'm not sure when the next one will be.  This week is incredibly hectic with the preparations for the golf tournaments, and getting the house ready for guests.

Wishing you all happy, healthy and safe runs!!

6.75 miles around town after the rain ended & the sun came out ... a bit on the muggy side but not "hot".

Nice running everyone!!!