Good morning everyone Very good weekend running wise for me: Saturday I went to the Y and walked 1 mile - ran 3 easy miles at 9:00 pace - then 1 mile walk on the treadmill. Sunday: It was 40 degrees and sunny out so I just couldn't pass up an outside run...would be the first one since November 1st at my Marathon. 3 easy miles that most certainly did NOT feel easy. I felt uncoordinated and it felt like the first time I had ever ran, but was nice to actually run two days in a row...and my foot felt greta And boy, did I over dress as I had not ran outside for sooo long...I was burning up after just a few minutes, Heck, last Fall running my last 20 miler before my Marathon, it was 39 degrees and I ran shirtless...don't know what I was thinking yesterday I am super excited also because I bought a 46 inch 1080 p HD TV yesterday. I did not buy it because of the Super Bowl, but rather my old regular style TV bit the dust. I went into the store to get a 42 inch but they were sold out of that size completely, so I got my 46 inch in for the price of the 42 inch. My goodness, the picture is awesome and with me having Web TV at home....that makes my TV my computer screen, I can't believe how big and clear all the words and pictures are I am so excited about my running, and think I am finally back to Marathon training....but still being super careful.OK, promise OK, off to log my miles on my training log....I know it's not much, but I had 9 miles for the week , and that was with me taking days off, because of my elliptical machine scare. TimBo GGTK

So good to hear your progress Tim! I had 2 miles on Saturday and 4 slow, sluggish miles yesterday. The weather was great this past weekend, so no complaints there. I've been in physical therapy for 3 weeks now for my ankle doing lots of strengthening and stretching. I don't know what to think as, though I don't limp as much anymore, I still get stiff and sore at times. I'm excited for the improvement, but want to run w/o these nagging problems altogether. I'm hopeful that maintaining my regiment of exercises will continue the improvement. On to week 5 of Hal Higdon's novice 10k program. It's slow going, but good to have goals. Welcome to abelisle, good to have you aboard... What a game yesterday. I'm not a huge football fan, but I do try to catch at least parts of the Super Bowl every year. We got our bigscreen HD tv for Christmas this year...really made watching this game a treat. Exciting to the last minute.

Bad news! The groundhog sees his shadow Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter, handlers say DRATS!!! That is greta news Tim!! The running ..... and the new TV purchase! We had to buy a new one last Spring due to our old faithful biting the dust. Sure does make a difference. Scheduled rest day. Good thing as I had to stay awake for the whole game and drink a little wine while doing so. Cheers!

Easy 5.3 miler @ 8:45. Beautiful morning.

Good Morning! Tim – that is excellent news! (I mean about the foot, although the tv is nice, too.) EGH3 – trust me, I learned this the hard way last summer, a little time off now can save you a lot of time off later. Handymom - good to hear you're getting better. 2.25 easy-paced miles for me on the TM this morning, followed by light x-training: dumbbell presses, flies, lying hammer curls, leg lifts w/ankle weights, face-up and face-down, weighted squats, shoulder presses, and stability ball crunches. Question re progression LR’s: If I was hoping for a MP of, say, 8:47, how would I choose progression paces for a 20-miler? Happy Monday!

3 sleep-deprived recovery miles for me this morning. Good to hear Tim is on the mend.

Every mile counts Timbo Holly, I read your post yesterday and I was hoping to learn from the answers also. Great job on the weekend run. Butterfly hugs to all you are resting, sick, injured or dealing with a hangover after the game Where is Francesca??????? When is the barefoot taperboy coming back from Japan???? Will be thinking of you Gordon...I hope you get the job...you will be terrific. 6 easy miles at dawn.......in 22F calm weather.

6 recovery miles...8:25 pace Mariposai-I'm hoping I here something about the job this week,they were doing the background check last week.

Lyndenrunner,..... wait till they find out you hang out with the likes of us! Good morning everyone, No runs yet for me, I had the MRI done on my knee, I loaded the disc they gave me in the computer and stared.... and stared...... and stared.......no use, I have no idea what I am looking at Guess I'll wait for the Ortho. to explain it all to me on the 9th Have a great day!!