Very positive Ilene!

Lift, stepper, spin.  The spin was hill intervals.  The class hated them.  I just sweat and smile.

Rain predicted for the marathon.  Not a big deal unless there's heavy wind as well.  You can't control the weather (and everyone else in the race has the same weather as you).  I just hope the PBJsters can stay dry.

How many miles should I run tomorrow?  I'll play it by feel.

I just read Barb's post from yesterday - hill-larious!  Now where are the li'l sis Octoberfest pix?

.. Was thinking I need to go out 1.5 miles, run back home to take care of business, then head out for the rest of my run.

Speaking from experience, this would be easier to talk yourself into if you didn't live on a hill....

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I have been missing in action again.  More stuff came up in September and I couldn't run.  I haven't done any serious running since the end of March so I missed all the nice weather.  I am trying to get back into it again but I've lost so much fitness.

Today I did 3 miles with only one walk break

Last Sunday I did 2.75 miles with two walk breaks

Last Saturday I did 1.36 miles, with one walk break I think.

It is really hard work, and hard to see those 12 min paces that "feel" like 10:30's but if I keep at it....it can only get easier.

 Speaking from experience, this would be easier to talk yourself into if you didn't live on a hill....

 And I think that's the #1 reason I haven't done it!

Rosie, is that your sis?

Rose I love having you back here.   nice run

Enke you too!   I've been wondering how you are.   I do know how hard it is,  or at least, have a pretty good idea.    WTG, you're making progress already.   Like you said, it will get easier.  ((( )))

sigh. swamped today.

nice running everybody!

Karin & I had a nice run today... intervals for me, she had a recovery run. .    Definitely brisk, but at least it was dry.   and a DAAve sighting!  .   plan was for 1 mile w/u & c/d, 3K @ 1/2 marathon pace, 2K @ 10K pace, 1K @ 5K pace, 800 meters at 3000 meter pace, 90 sec. recoveries.  I messed up but it was ok. 1.05 miles @10:15, 1.92 miles @ 9:32, 1.28 miles @ 9:02, .57 @ 8.52, .27 @ 8:41.  Last mile at 9:50.   overall 6.14 miles, 9:37 average pace, 7:44 max.            Still not wearing my hrm.  I have bad sores,even though I haven't worn it in a couple of weeks.   Today I took a sleeve from a cut up flannet shirt & tucked it through my sports bra.  It is a look I highly recommend.  .

Mary,

 Congrats on 25 years of bliss and have fun in Paris.

Enke,

 I am on my first week back  from a long lay off also so don't feel all alone.  It comes back fairly quickly , at least I hope.

Rose,

 The St. Pauley Girl is your sister? 

3 more getting back in shape miles today at a slow pace. Sunny and 45ish so a nice day to be out there.

I have to do my runs inbetween my 2 jobs during the week so it seems a little hectic but I will get used to it. I have about 1.5 hours to run, eat and maybe shower if everyone is lucky before reporting for my night job.

Have great runs everyone

Larry

I am not even going to pretend to try and catch up here from the past week or so.  I am back home for a few days and then off again next week to Austin.  I had hoped to run the Austin HM a week from Sunday with my DW but alas that will not happen.  So instead I will be in CT with her.

WRFB my guess is that when you get to the marathon you will likely run it at marathon pace. 

 
hopeful4ever nice dog run and many dog stories to follow from my SIL's agility trials below!

Jlynne I did not realize kids playing a game with no long term impact on their lives should be about anything other than winning at all costs?    I must be totally confused here?  Really, the way you see some adults behave you would think the kids are all going to make their living playing pro sports.

breger1  just so you know your "cooler weather" is going to come at the cost of all of us up north via "freezing bone crushing cold."  I am so, so jealous!

nonoruns just think maybe you can condense two marathons into one and run say 52.4 miles!  Get that 50 state goal done in half the time!    Nice 8 miler.

SLO_HAND I hope all feels well soon.

stumpy77 no pain post run is all that counts.

Holly S. good luck with tomorrow's tempo run.  Here it should be in the low 60's and I have noticed that breaks the short shirt while walking around barrier.

lamerunner well at least it sounds like things are on the mend.  Soon maybe . . .

roachrunner good luck in the HM.  As to dog raising being anywhere close to kid raising . . . you have totally lost it!  I do not have any kids but just watching from afar the dog is way, way, way, way, way, way, way, . . ., way, way, easier!

Tresadfp one of the great parts of running is discovering a new trail.  Sounds like it was fun.

buehrle nice double digit run with some fast miles too!

Ileneforward you obviously just had a day dream that you ran intervals at the track and had a great time.  I may not have done those in some time but I clearly remember there is now freakin way you can run intervals and have a great time!

TammyinGP now that is more like what the upper bound on a good time at a track report really looks like!

PBJ you may not be able to control the weather but rain during a race still bites.  I hope it holds off for you.

evanflein normally having a shirt for a race you did not run is a major infraction but in this case I think you are in the clear!

enkephalin well you got to start back somewhere and you seem to be getting a good start at this point.

dg. but if you ran with a top international racer they would view it as walking!  All that counts is you which is one of the great things about recreational racing and running.   But I figure you already know that.

perchcreek well the gym membership is kind of a nice perk while you look.

halllar at least you are finding time to get your runs in.  Plus with 1.5 hours in between you can do say 10 miles every day!

First medical report:  I went to the doctor on Tuesday.  Waited an hour in the waiting room.  Got called in.  He saw me for a whole six minutes I figure and decided to send me off for a new MRI.  That is set for 10/13.  I guess it could be worse, it could have been Friday the 13th!  No new news until then.

Dog report:  There will be no pictures because brain dead me left the camera at home!  As to how my SIL and her dogs did at the Nationals cleaned up is a pretty good description!  Her top dog - Baxter - won 5 out of 6 events in his class and took overall honors.  He competed in the Standard division, which is one down from the top Elite.  Next year, it is off to the Elite since he will have the necessary lifetime points to go in with them.  If he had been in the Elite division he would have won at least two events.  The Standard and Elites run the same courses so you can do the comparison.  The only difference is what dogs are competing against each other for placement.  Finally to top it all off Baxter won an acting job!  I forgot which TV series, sorry!, but I will get the answer and get back here.  You can then see Baxter who they want to bark up a storm on the show.  He is apparently the neighbor's annoying barking dog.  As my SIL was teaching him to bark on command she commented that you never want to train your dog to do this unless you are getting paid a whole bunch of money to do so!  Amen as real annoying barking dogs are really annoying!

Good running all.