Good morning Bill...and everyone else Another good run for you Bill, with a lot of miles at MP....your mister consistency. And glad you "seem" to be alright...running can be dangerous sometimes Huh? Oh yeah...you misspelled Friday Bill....just kidding. Just saying that because of my unique spelling of Thurs yesterday...thanks for noticing Carolyn 6 easy miles last night after work - 53:02 - 8:51 ave pace. Kinda funny on my run last night....at mile 6 I just stopped and felt like enough was enough. Wasn't tired - sore - laboring - hurting - anything, just felt like that was enough for the night. Then I walked the 1.5 miles home, which gave me time to think about some personal things going on in my life right now. It's really not like me to stop on a run, but I just thought...what's the hurry, you have plenty of time till your next Marathon. I did learn a lot last year with it being my first year of serious running, which will help me this year, and years to come. 6 or so miles Sat, and then 4 Sunday will give me my "planned" 30 miles for the week...then will make my way back into the 40/40 group in the near future Didn't make my meeting with the owner yesterday, because I was too busy. He called me up to his office, but I told him how busy I was with it being the last of the month, and trying to get all the cars done for delivery. He is such a good guy and said, tomorrow is another day and maybe we can meet then...I can tell it won't happen today with it being Friday. Briefly, what I do for a living it go into very bad Body Shops, and turn them around and make them profitable. I have done it with 6 or 7 Dealerships and have made each one profitable... with quality of Workmanship being the # 1 priority. Well, this shop I am at now, was profitable for the first time ever last year...I just have a knack at this stuff. And it has been over two years since anyone has brought a vehicle back with any problems what so ever...very very much unheard of repairing wrecked vehicles, believe me. But I am a VERY picky person that demands perfection from those that I manage, but I am extremely fair and compassionate too, with my guys. They are a great "hand picked" group, and they love what I have done for them...they have a great living, and make very good money, which is a good thing with the economy in the shape it is in right now!!! Mary, how did your meeting go...good I hope. Hope everyone has a good day, no matter if you run or not. You all are the greatest....and you all rock Big Thanks to Holly and Tammy....you both know why, and are so sweet. And...I ramble on sometimes TimBo

Good Morning Folks, Good running Bill and I hope the ankle will be okay. Have a great times on the slopes. Nice run for you too Tim and walking at the end of every run can do wonders actually. Nice to see that consistency. Good resting Mary and thanks for sharing what's happening to your friend. It's an important reminder in this body-proud sport of ours. One of my high school teammates almost died as a result of anorexia and one of my college teammates too. Your support will make a huge difference and the fact that she recognizes that she has a problem is a good first step. Four miler for me this morning ---foggy and 32º and all systems go. We are picking up the kiddo at school at noon for a major hockey tournament out of state. I wanted to run before the trip and the coming rain. Twocat! Cowardly or not, I am just sorry we wont be dueling again at the IronHorse half. I think we are actually even since you beat me at the New Haven 20k---although I may have a slight edge with my Baystate marathon time. Seriously, I so hope you can get that leg working again. Time to scoot---see y'all next week CNYrunner

Good Morning! Bill – I live in fear of just such stray occurrences. Glad it turned out okay for you. Tim – another of your many talents. 3 recovery miles in the TM (10:31), followed by my favorite lower body workout: 1.Alternating side lunges (20L, 20R), bench step-ups (20L, 20R). 2. Weighted squats (30), weighted ballet squats (30), split squats (20L, 20R). 3. Single leg bridges (30L, 30R), forward lunges (20L, 20R) and then dumbbell curls, shoulder presses, bent rows, seated reverse flies, and stability ball crunches. Two days of mild weather, now the cold front is coming back today. Oh well. Two more days till March!

5 easy, windswept miles this morning. I fear this will be the last day running in shorts for a little while. It is nice to have been in shorts for 3 days in February.

Mary - you're a good friend to your ex-neighbor. Stress impact people in different ways. Your support will help her. No run today - just fizzy lifting, spin cycle (full house - all 25 bikes were occupied), and a little high steppering. Tomorrow, six teenage girls will be attending PBJster #1's 14th birthday party sleepover. Where did the time go?

It's really not like me to stop on a run, but I just thought...what's the hurry, you have plenty of time till your next Marathon. TimBo

That sounds awfully mellow for you, Tim! You're not turning into a type B, are you? By the way, your work sounds very demanding but rewarding too. Mary, thanks for sharing the story about your running partner. My family accuses me of running too much, but I assure them that most of the folks here run way more (and way faster!) than I do. (Thank you to the Marathon Maniacs for making the rest of us look sane!) Karin, I love your new avatar picture of you and your dad at Boston. Holly, you're running in the treadmill now? That must hurt. Craneium, our shorts weather is ending too. Of course it would be shorts weather for some folks when it's in the 30's, but not for me. I checked my log, and I ran 8 days in shorts in Feb! (all down in the flatlands, of course - global warming hasn't quite hit the higher Rockies yet.) PBJ, happy birthday to PBJster #1! They do grow up fast, don't they? My DD will be sweet 16 in three weeks. I'm working at home today (love to do that on a Friday!) DD and I have an appt this afternoon with her new guidance counselor at the school she'll be attending next year. It'll be hard for her to go to a new school for senior year, but she's run out of classes to take at our local public school, which is kindergarten-12th grade. There are 17 kids in her grade. She's gone there since she was 5, and we're sorry to leave, but she needs more of a challenge. She'll be going to the closest public school down in the flatlands, in Golden, which has probably 300 kids per grade. She's signed up for AP calculus, honors chemistry, and AP psychology, among other things, and is looking forward to it, although she'll miss her friends and give up being class president and valedictorian. Well, I really should get back to work. DD and I will run later on the creek path in Golden after our visit at her new school. Gotta take advantage of the warmer temps and flatter terrain to run when we can!

Bill, glad that you escaped injury! I have done that before and once turned my ankle so badly that I wound up with a sprain. Ugh! Have fun skiing. Tim, that does sound very mellow for you, but it's good that you were able to cut the run off and enjoy the walk home. It sounds like you have a great talent for customer service! Sort of like that show on Bravo with the lady who goes in and turns around hair salons. Mary, I'm very sorry to hear about your friend. Speaking as someone who struggled with an eating disorder for several years, they are very very hard to overcome but it is acheivable. She has already taken the first step of admitting the problem and getting help. Your support will be invaluable. Happy Birthday to PBJster #1. I am sure it's hard to believe that he is turning 14! He must be popular with the ladies. SLO, I am not officially in marathon training either but have figured that runs up to 2 hours are still beneficial. For me, that turns out to be right around 16 miles. Tramps, you know Perch is right - 55 is not really that hot, though I know what you mean because I was overheating a bit on my run today with the wind at my back. Six easy/recovery miles for me today. Legs were pretty dead from yesterday's hard run and the wind was blowing hard in my face on the way out, but it was shorts weather and it felt good to turn around and have the wind at my back for the last three miles.