Thanks for starting us vista, enjoy your run......... Went out for a long, slow one this morning, so did a half marathon distance 13.1 I always add the .1 to a 13 miler....... It is a beautiful morning here and I had the pleasure of MrsRoy and woody for the first 3, then was out along an undulating road and the Centuian Way, HR was good, then 2 girls past on their bikes in bikini tops, HR shot up, where was woody when you need him Anyway, 13.1m 02:22:52 @ 10:55pace AHR 147 68% Good Runs all Roy Need to get more training in, if I want to run with Spareribs in August

Good morning all, Roy, nice run today...good to see you back. It's a little "warm" here also in NC...80F this morning and going to probably 100F today. 8.03 miles of hills @ 9:02 pace - no stoopid HR strap again this morning... I'm not into the technical aspects of running but I was experimenting a little with turnover today. I noticed that shortening my stride and increasing my turnover made me run faster down hills and was easier on my quads. All in all, I felt that the run this morning left me feeling more energized than normal and I'm not tired. Good runs to all today.

Dow 5k - 8:15am Sunny and humid but also a nice breeze; 74° (dew point 69°) Time: 27:20 Splits: 8:53, 9:00, 8:40, :47 I took another step towards being in shape and knocked 1:30 off my 5k time from early April despite the warmer, more humid air. I've managed to knock off 6 pounds since the last 5k which probably helped some. (Only 30 or so more pounds to go.) This is a big event in our small town. I saw friends from church, work (my wife's work that is), and Toastmasters. I left immediately after the race so I could get home and help with baby duty if needed, so I don't know about placing, but no doubt there were more in front of than behind me. But if I continue to improve, I can inch back up to the front of the middle.

This isn't a running day but I logged on to see what had happened since I posted yesterday. Alas, I didn't find my post from yesterday. I wonder if I wrote it and then, in my old age senility, forgot to click the "post" button. I don't want to recreate the whole thing but send my best wishes and thoughts to Aamos' husband. Thanks to DrDale for sharing his wisdom and experience. There were a number of nice runs. TheJogger, nice 13.1, part with MrsRoy and Woody. It is hard to stop a run at 13 miles. Dave, congrats on a nice 5K this morning. It sure is warm and muggy but you did well with such a big improvement since April. A good day and good runs for all. TomS

Rose reminded the group on Kick about complaining about the heat and humidity, so I dug out this old post of mine: "Okay, the Eddie Stanky story. When I first joined CR I noticed how often people whined about the heat, so I wrote a post in which I threatened to fine people for complaining about it, as Eddie Stanky did, and that post started the whole notion of fining people. Here is the Eddie Stanky story, I think recounted by either Jim Brosnan in "The Long Season" a great baseball book, or by Jim Bouton in "Ball Four", another great baseball book. Stanky managed the White Sox beginning in '66 and they played a doubleheader at home on a very hot, humid day. Before the first game all the players in the locker room were complaining about the heat and how awful it was to play two games in it. Stanky had had enough. He said, (paraphrasing here), "I'm tired of you guys complaining about the heat. It's the same heat the opponents have to play in. Forget about the heat and just play ball. The next guy who complains about the heat, I'm fining him $50!" (a big fine back in those days). So they start the game and the Chicago pitcher has a very tough top of the first, taking a long time to retire the side. He is soaked through as he returns to the dugout, and he says when he gets to the top step, "MAN IS IT HOT OUT THERE!" and then remembering Stanky's threatened fine, he finishes with, "And that's just the way I like it!" After I posted this, many Boomers would post, "It sure was hot today when I started my run, but that's just the way I like it..." We had fun with this thing all summer, but in fact, the complaining really did abate after that." Dave, that was an encouraging third mile you ran in your fivek. Well done. Same goes for you Roy, nice 13'er. See you soon. I had a weak week of running. This is my second week of 3 at 35 miles a week and because I ran poorly the last two days I needed 8.7 today to get 35 for the week. So I did 8.8 and got it done, albeit slowly. Spareribs

4 sweet miles for me in the scorching heat. It felt great!! What's a little sweat among friends?!

Good Afternoon Everybody! Gordon 53 F sounds very good right now 7.4 miles w/DW 82F & high himidity at 8:45am slow pace as she was having a lot of trouble with the heat. Umpired double header last night of college summer league. Both games went 10 innings Home past midnight a 6.5 hour ordeal & it was still 81F at midnight. I used G2 for 1st time it seemed perfect in between games. Jeanne I'm going to try to find some fresh asparagus, sounds so good. Amy I'm praying for continued blessings for you & DH.