Ilene! You're not supposed to dive into first base! (any other base is ok)

Really? I wondered about that. I was going to say home plate, but I was only 1.5 miles into my run and still had 5 miles to go.

Good morning. Balmy 21 here. I actually ran this morning! My DD had to go to school later than normal because of mid-terms so I could make a mid-week attempt while it was light. We have a ton of snow and the sidewalks are not clear. I survived 6.5 miles with only mild sciatic pain. My legs were a bit sore though from yesterday's 14 miles on the elliptical! So although running has been nearly non-existent lately, there may be hope. I have to wait a few more weeks for the steroid shots. I must confess that if the first one works, I am toying with the idea of entering Boston and running it just for fun. Is that completely stupid?? I have only been running once a week for the last few weeks, after 7-8 weeks off. Lots and lots of time on the elliptical though... Almost Friday!

One of the keys is that you have to use the key pad to the right with "Num Lock" on and not the numbers above the letters.

If you have a laptop you won't have a number pad you can use, but there should be a function key that you can use. I have a blue Fn key on my laptop. When held down, any other keys that have blue symbols on them can be used. So here is what I get when I hold down Alt, Fn, and type the blue numbers 0176: °

Good Morning! Tim – nicely progressing. Ilene – ouch! Of course, the first thing I thought of was, “Oh no, holes in the knees of your $65 running pants!” Then I realized that, out there, you probably don’t even OWN a pair of long pants... Karin – glad to hear the pain is subsiding, and I’m excited to be seeing you soon. Nono – keeping my fingers crossed for your DH. 9 miles for me today, with miles 2, 3, 4, and 5 aimed at BQ MP (8:47), although in actuality they were at 8:43, 8:41, 8:40, 8:36. At my current fitness level, this was a hard tempo workout – by the 3rd mile I could feel sweat just rolling down my face, in spite of the light wind and 20° temp. Guess I need to start doing this more regularly, if I hope to ever keep it up for 26 miles. Took DS to the orthodontist this morning to talk about Phase II. Still reeling from the price tag (ball park was $5,000). I guess I know where this year’s tax return (and some of next year’s, too).

Ran 10 miles last night on the dreadmill...I learned a few things... 1) Drinking water/electrolytes is good 2) Not drinking water/electrolytes is bad 3) I am stupid!!! Ran the first seven with out a problem other than the sweat dripping onto the tread....the gym was unusually warm... I slowed down for the last three and nearly crawled the last 1/2 mile. here is where the stupid guy comes in...not thrity feet from where I'm running is a water fountain...did I go for it once during the run? Hell no...didn't want to break the groove. Not much of a groove though when your on your hands and knees. Needless to say I had that washed out tired feeling the rest of the evening and my legs are feeling a little punky today. I'm going for another lesson on the dreadmill toninght, but just an easy five... Hope everyone has a great run or rest! karl

Lots of good injury news on the daily today. Great to hear that Tim, Karin and Lame are all on the mend. I hope you all heal up speedily and get back out there running regularly. Lame, if you are going to enter Boston I guess you need to do it asap. Apparently, it is closing out fast. I see nothing wrong with running it for fun, especially if the shot helps enough that you are able to get in some solid 20 milers prior to the race. Nono, crossing my fingers that your dh is NOT laid off today! Ilene, sorry to hear about the fall. I hope it was nothing serious. I am usually more embarrassed than hurt when it happens to me. Tramps, nice pace on that 12 miler. Today's run was PBJ Special in 31° weather. I think I am going to make a separate color for PBJ Specials in my log as they don't seem to fit into any other category just yet. Hopefully in a few more months I can classify them as GA or even easy, but right now they are a bit harder than GA but not quite MP. Nevertheless, they are fun to run and I don't think I'm doing any major harm to myself during base building.

Great to hear that Karin is doing better. Have fun in Spain and Australia...do you need an interpreter in Spain 2 recovery miles on the beach. I love your warm weather Miss Forward.