Good morning I am super busy at work because of the snow covered and slick roads, and the shop is packed. So I am at work getting some paper work done this Sat morning....but I don't mind it too much in the winter. Going to the Y at about Noon to run on the treadmill...I have a 1 mile walk - 2 to 3 mile easy run - then 1 mile walk planned, then wieght and core work. My foot feels super good this morning, so all should be good . And I promise to behave myself at the Y today, yeah right Hey, what the heck is up with this - Indiana....January....3 below zero....and I saw 3 Robins this morning This absolutely does not happen here this time of year....hummmm. Hope everyone has good runs today, or have a great day no matter what you have planned today. Oh Yeah.........thanks Bill, that was great. Hey Tamster, did you hear about what happened??? Your Goofball Friend TimBo GGTK

Robins up North in January??? Weirdness ... I woke up this morning and noticed that the sun did in fact come up and that the world had apparently survived the rift in the Force that I caused by doing an after-work run last evening. After a long 12 hour day at work yesterday it was not apparent that a run was going to happen. But with the weekend looking to be filled with Work related activities - phone calls, conference calls, emails, status updats, and paniced Users - I didn't think any early morning runs were guaranteed. So off I went for a 10.15 mile jaunt in the evening. Just as dark as morning. Just as solitary as 5:00 AM. BUT TONS MORE TRAFFIC. Yuck. Give the pre-dawn any time. 10.15 miles at a "train, don't strain" effort level that ended up at 8:30 pace overall. (IRunning these paces is scaring me.) Bill

7 VERY crappy miles this morning. I guess it's better than zero crappy miles. Shin is sore. couldn't get to my normal 8:50 to 9:05 pace and couldn't get desired miles. Planned on 10-12 miles at 9:00 pace and had to settle for 7 miles at 9:35 pace and my shin and calf pretty much hurt the whole time. Sorry, who wan't to read someone else's kvetching? Just lots of stretching, ice, the stick and see what happens.

6.0 miles easy, after getting up late, after getting in late two nights in a row. I'm not used to this. 16° and sunny , 10:02 pace.

Work? What's that? Byll.. glad you battled the traffic and won! Nothing like wee hours empty roads...just nothing beats that...except a nice trail in teh daylight maybe.. 4 Magical Healing miles with Tory in 40:07 (10:02 pace, AHR 137). Could feel the weeks hard efforts. All healed now.

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Hey, that’s what we’re here for. Dg – speedy! I can’t get that kind of speed until I have at least 2 miles of 10:XX pace. Timbo – same chill going on here in Ohio, but tomorrow it’s supposed to warm up a bit. Bill - people often ask if I worry about running in the dark at 6am, but really, I would worry so much more running in the dark at 6pm - like you said, much more traffic and more people around. 16 mile wave run on the TM this morning, with miles 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 at 8:49, 8:34, 8:34, 8:34, 8:34, 8:49, the miles in between at 10:00, and the last 3 miles at 10:31. There were several short interruptions for children and potty/water stops, but the fast miles were all non-stop. A good hard workout, and one I could not have done outside today, with the icy pavement. I finished with a good stretch and 60 lunges on each leg. Might be a touch stiff tomorrow. I was glad for a good run, since tonight will be a big overeat: We’re having 3 couples over for a dinner party, and along with prime rib and assorted side dishes, I’ll be serving Tammy’s cinnamon apple cake, served warm with ice cream. Thanks, Tammy! That cake is awesome! Today is DS’s birthday, and he’s officially 12. (He was kind enough to allow us to have his party last week, since we were having scheduling difficulties for tonight’s dinner.) We’re taking him to his favorite place for lunch: Chic fil A. Then DD's swim lesson, and I head to the kitchen... Happy Saturday!

Morning all. Nice to see you're back at it tim. My runs the last couple weeks were barely there with the move and all. Couple weeks ago, when moving some of my MIL stuff to storage I slipped off the trailer ramp and nearly put my face into a metal door jam. Thankfully I only smashed my knee and hand. I was, of course, carrying a box marked "fragile". I'm ok now, but the knee still bothers me when going up the stairs. But I got 2 in this morning. Good runs all.

In response to yesterday's discussion of bathroom issues and Imodium, I want to pass on something I've heard and ask some questions. One of my race friends has mentioned this kind of problem for quite awhile but thinks she's got it cured. She started taking probiotics to help her intestines work properly and has reported that her problems seem to be cured. I've tried taking some for about a month and, at first, thought things were improving but, more recently, have not felt so sure. I know there are different kinds of probiotics and wonder if I'm not using the most benficial kind. Has anyone else had any experience with probiotics? A number of you mentioned using Imodium, I have several questions: 1. How long before a race (or run) do you take the Imodium? 2. What dosage do you take? 3. How long does it take for your system to get back to working normally? When I started running, in my middle 50s, I had almost no problems. As the years have passed, it seems like the problems have worsened to the point where, at age 65, I have more runs than not that I need a bathroom stop and am increasingly apprehensive when I have a race. Thanks for any input. TomS