(ETA: Where's Bugs?

Glad to be missed. Trying to be a better wife and mother means less time for Team Blister. I've been running zen-fully though, with the exception of tapering pains. I'm not suppose to be tapering but have a few aches and pains and am just running my schedule without the optional doubles and keeping my graston doctor rich. I've concluded I am done running with garmin, unless I really need to know the pace. The only difference between running by time versus distance is, I run the recovery runs easier and the recovery works better if I use the Lydiard time guidelines. You guys want to ask Greg McMillan anything? Nobby is staying at his house this weeknd. So envious. Good Luck Shan and Pam. Shan, I know what you mean about keep moving. I tighten up too. Pam I believe this rest is wonderful for you.

Good morning! Headed to Minneapolis today. Should be a fun weekend. A little warm (60°F) and wet roads this morning. 5.1 miles, 45:39, 8:58/mi, AHR 141 (72% MHR)

Great news on the house, Dave. Nice to get that big task done, I'm sure. Hope everyone racing this week does great! I'm sure you all will. Nice 4 miles this morning. Already 100% humidity at 5:45 when I went out the door - yuck.

It sure is humid out there... I'm launching a fitness program for my church tomorrow morning... hope the rain doesn't scare everyone away. Let's hear from the racers, especially Murphy, how's everyone feeling?? I want to race something soon. I feel recovered from the relay. A goal race would be good... I'm considering a 10K or possibly a 5K, we'll see. I will run later on today, I hope.

THANKS FOR THE GOOD LUCK I am bib # 3810 for tracking purposes. www.flyingpigmarathon.com I expect to get back and read the following.. At 13.1 split - WOW, Murphs half pace is real good, if he keeps that pace up, he will get a PR by a bunch 20 mile - Slowing down a bit--if he can hang on he can still get under 5 hours ??? - No finish time for Murph yet, hope he's ok 5:30x - Good, he finished. Good job. Actually due to the course layout, and my injuries, I plan to go out real easy through about mile 10. I may not be trained very well, but I am starting to learn to be smarter on the course. I'll have fun. Looks like rain..and cool weather. If it would have been last weekend, it would have been real ugly. Im rooting for the rain and treacherous conditions for marathon #10. Dave, congrats on the house..Being in Michigan, I really hope to see you at Columbus this year.

Have a safe trip Lou ! Good Luck Murph and Shan. Some dummy ran hills yesterday, and now the achillies hurts just a little bit. Supposed to run 13 this week end. Not sure if that is a good idea or not. Pain is only about a 2 on scale of 10.

I'm doing a group run tomorrow morning, but I just realized the timing is not good for me -- group run at 0800, brunch at 1000. That is way too long a gap; I don't want mileage in the morning. I've the 5K in the evening and the mara the next morning. Plus a serious lack of self-discipline to be faced with that kind of temptation problem (going out for a run with others who don't need to stop short)... Oh well, at least I'm not in a cast or something; I know some injured local runners, and that has to be frustrating as heck.