Something I really forgot Tammy, was how much swimming works the abs and core. My stomach feels like I did a couple 100 of crunches last night. Lunges always make my knees hurt for what ever reasons, but running my knees are fine...maybe need to do more to see a difference. Hey tet, pooling running surely doesn't count for real running does it....better look that one up in the rule book.......................................OK, the rule book said it is NOT a run, if my feet never touched the ground, they didn't Leslie, only a few year ago, I could barely swim one lap before I was sooo out of breath. I kept at it, and now can easily swim an hour or more straight without stopping....and I hadn't swam since high school. Hey math geeks, if I swam for an hour - and swimming slowly I swim 50 meters / yards (not sure) in 2 minutes - how far did I swim...my mind doesn't work that way, and I lose track trying to count that many laps Tim

Actually, Tet, I DNF'd at 21 days. That was my outer edge so to speak (2-3 weeks off) and I'm amazed I made it that far. I always walk before and after, at least for a little bit (.25 mile). I do need to get better at post-workout stretching. During my time off from running, I got back into all the cross training I used to do, especially weight training. Fun to see how you can get back into that and get results faster than the first time around. When I started back to it in mid-October, I could barely do one set of ten chest flye with two 20 lb dumbbells, and I was sore for days afterwards. Now I do three sets, ready to go up to 25 lbs (2 sets), and I'm not sore afterwards. Cool. Tim, so glad you found your way to the pool and got instruction on form and technique for the water running. That's important to start off doing it right and it can be a very good workout! While I won't say I didn't lose any running fitness, I think my pool running got me through NYC whereas if I'd done other stuff (elliptical, bike), I bet I'd have had a harder time. Good for you! Speaking of pool running, I'll be heading to the pool for about an hour of pool running today after work. I'm hoping they "release" us early (ha, sounds like prison) so I can get there before 5... Our gyms are closed on holidays, so gotta do that today. First outside run since early October planned for tomorrow! Gotta find my tights...

Errands and packing took way longer than I'd expected this morning, (OK, so I overslept, too), so no run before heading to the shore. Good news is that today's thread has prompted me to do some yoga when I arrive this evening. I always walk before and after runs, but tend to be lazy about the stretching - until I start having problems. Another one of those things that I know is good for me, but need my body to remind my brain about. Forecast is for greta weather for tomorrow's 5K. Whoo hoo! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Eliz

It has been a while since I've done a story problem like this, but the way I see it you swam 1500 meters (50 meters x 30 minutes) and that is equivilant to .93 miles.

Ok now -- if a train leaves Chicago going 80 miles and hour, and one leaves NY going 50 miles an hour, what time is it in LA?

Holly, if you have time to goof off this afternoon...

Ha! Me and my big mouth! Two domestic relations crisis, an emergency subpoena to file, and the world’s most complicated Will to write... ...I give, devise and bequeath my extensive Christmas ornament collection to my thirty-four closest friends, listed as follows, in equal shares, share and share alike, blah, blah, blah........and my cookbook collection shall be divided as follows, blah, blah, blah...... I may not get out of here until tomorrow.....

Today's to-do list: Read volumes of discovery in a murder case: Done. Renew vehicle tabs online since they expire in 3 days : Done Balance checkbook: Done Register for Seattle R&R Marathon: Done

Register for Seattle R&R Marathon: Done

Uh, Tammy -- I don't see any marathons in your log. Is this your first? If so, yikes!