Great opportunity and reporting coverage CNY. Thanks for telling us about it. Mari, good luck on Sunday to you, Tet, Dave, Arf, JJJ and whoever else is running something other than Boston. dg, I leave Dallas on Monday and work the 22nd and 23rd (Shakespeare's birthday) in Livonia, flying home the afternoon of the 23rd. If you want to get together for a run on the 22nd, or dinner, write me at: spareribs823 at gmail dot com. 4.4 slow miles for me. I am working packet pickup for our club's race tomorrow, "the Hound Dog Hustle." This is one of our club's biggest races and we give all the money to dog rescue groups. My volunteer work at this race is the source of much hilarity among the members given my feeling about dogs. Tomorrow I work race day registration. The race is a one-mile fun run, untimed and unscored, where dogs and owners run together, followed by a timed and scored 5K sans dogs. The one-miler is far and away the bigger event and the start is always a riot as many people fall down after tripping on dogs and leashes. Many animal shelter and rescue groups attend the race and set up booths, etc. It is a big money maker and something your club should consider if you are looking for a great marketing idea. We are also very vocal about where the money goes too. Spareribs

gordon, if it's the Skagit Flats Marathon in September, you're gunna be like a supersonic jet. keep up your wise training, . . (unless you want to do the May 100K with Francesca and me. http://www.skagitflatsmarathon.com/

That's so cool, CNY! What a wonderful opportunity. I'd never heard her story before I saw the movie. My running partner and I ran 4.2 miles in the same beautiful weather that mainerunnah described. I think we brought back the warm temps from Texas! Our route included a hill that took us 13 minutes to run up. About halfway up it, a young slip of a girl motored passed us and quickly disappeared from our view. I have to keep telling myself that I'm just trying to improve my own running! After our run, we went to the Y class that we've missed for a few weeks. Lots of pushups, ballwork, lat pulls, etc. Whew, I'm pooped! Save travel, everyone, and have a wonderful time in Boston!

I'm so glad that I work in a laid back office and my boss knows that I plop myself on the couch in our break room and am glued to the TV during the Boston Marathon. I usually sit there with a file or two on my lap, so I at least have the appearance of doing something work related . . . although he's no dummy and knows I'm watching the telly Good luck and safe running to all our Master Boston Marathoners! Vista opened up the daily with wonderful words, as always! My plan was to run 4 today and 15 tomorrow, but still having some issues with my lower tibia, so I'm thinking a hard elliptical workout might be in my best interests today. have a good day all and safe travels to those making their way to Boston!!

Hi Everyone! Vista, great opening. Best of luck to the other weekend runners - dive, arf, mari, tet & jjj ? Mari - i will be camping at Lake Wenatchee sometime this summer. Glad the pollen won't be an issue with the precipitation forcast. I was in the Seattle area during the Nisqually quake in 2001? Scared the crap out of me. All the dresser drawers slid open, dishes fell inside the cupboards. I opened the door of the condo to see giant waves in the pool. Ferns outside were rocking back and forth as if a huge wind had just passed through. I have yet to run today. Little miss is still sick with a fever (4th day!) and now has a rash under and around her earlobes to show for it. Clearly a strong virus and there is nothing to do but wait it out. So for me a date with TM tonight, planning on 9 with 6 at tempo. I feel a bit carpy still, lingering cold and a low grade fever yesterday so it may turn into an easy run tonight. I was thinking on my run two days ago about how I don't want to lose any of the fitness I've gained from these 2 1/4 years of running. Is this how one becomes a slave to the sport? I also wonder if I train properly and avoid injury if I will ever be good enough to BQ. I'm thinking that with a lot of luck, in 6 years when I turn 50 - that might be my earliest shot at a BQ. With all the Boston excitement going on, I am beginning to understand this BQ obsession of others. Good runs & resting eveyone!

23rd (Shakespeare's birthday)

Thanks for the reminder. I meet with my Shakespeare Club kids again on Wednesday, so I'll be getting cake! It'll be a great way to celebrate their abbreviated performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream last week as we prep for the second show - this one for the parents. Today's Runners World quote of the day seems especially appropriate: Big me run, and I will strive with things impossible - Julius Ceasar Run well, all. Eliz off to the beach!!

Hey, I felt my first earthquake ever at 5:41 this morning in Indiana....scared the dickens out of me Tim

So that's where the earthquakes are ....SLOJim and I were just wondering here in So. Cal, "Hey, there hasn't been an earthquake out here lately....." Seriously, if you aren't used to 'em they are scarier than paying taxes. I haven't slept through the night since we had our big 1994 Northridge quake. Any movement or sound wakes me up. I hope you don't have aftershocks out there, Tim, but be careful.

Opted for a 30 min elliptical workout, then finished it off with 100 walking lunges with a kickback on each one. Stopped in at my docs office and I'm going back on Tuesday for some more evaluation on the leg issue.