Ribs! You're but a state away! Too bad you're not at our end--we're going to hit 40 we're above 40 and it's not yet noon! There's reason why we're considered "the banana belt" up here! Good idea to post crossword questions--I just sort of ran yesterday after weeks off--I did 4 minutes running, 4 minutes walking, very strictly. Posterior tib shin splint. I've been whining about the eliptical in every post. They're about to ban me for hyper-crabbiness. What are y'all doing for the Super Bowl? grins, A ps: pitchers and catchers report in less than 2 weeks! Next month is March, when spring starts!

I am definitely a "later in the day" runner. My stomach never is settled to enjoy a morning run and I find the afternoon or evening run just perfect. Funny how we all have our preferences. You sun weather guys are very cruel but we are better here than say.....Tall.....or Roch......or others in the real north. I don't think I would be doing much running if I had to face snow all the time. Maybe if I was there it would be different, but it is not attractive to me. OK........The Super Bowl is upon us this weekend. I am a New England fan so it is fun. I really think the Patriots have too much going for them to lose this one. Like it or not....Billicheck knows how to orchestrate a game plan. Plus, they have the experience and talent. If the Giants can beat them, they deserve being called Champions. In reality, the most fun is with the advertisements. My son wants me to come over to his place for the game. He has a basement specially designed to watch football games. It is like being in a sky box, complete with refreshments. Will be praying for the situation with your wife's uncle there stumpy. That is rough for sure. Even if you DON'T like baseball, to hear that pitchers and catchers are soon to report is a great mental boost.

Hang in there ((Aamos)) and all other injured. Your day will come soon enough. At some point -- always -- the injured and non-injured swap places.

I liked that Good news!! 4 miles on the TM Followed by 30 min on the bike, 20 min on the stairmill, 6 min on the elliptical I read up a bunch about anterior shin splints (it's really just a pulled muscle in my case), and they mentioned trying to run with a higher heel. I got on the TM and noticed quite dramatically that when I would run with my usual flat-footed shuffly form, the muscle was being taxed and started to complain. When I switched to a more ball of foot/toe push off, with nice backward kick, no pain! The only problem was it tired me out faster than normal and put more strain on my left calf, which has been tight lately and likely a contributing factor to overstressing the anterior shin muscle in the first place. But it felt great to rip it up a bit. I had forgotten what running felt like. Hoping to do 6 tomorrow. {{{dg_}}} I hope you are back in the game soon.

27F, rain. Shouldn't it be snow? 5 lonely miles along the Hudson River at lunch time. Didn't actually get saturated and a little cold until the last mile - was quite comfy til then. Also seemed to slow down considerably as I got heavier. Now I have a nice 2 days of rest until my 10k program begins on Monday with a nice short and sweet 3-miler. Just curious - I was going to post my 78.7 miles for the month of January on the monthly mileage thread, but noticed that just about everyone posting their miles was in the 100 - 300 mile range. Are most of you that came over from CR marathoners and half-marathoners? The monthly thread used to have more of us in the 50 - 100 mile range. That's monthly, not weekly. Again, curious. Wondering if the "shorter distance" runners went to a different site. bty

Soundrunner - personally, I like Teenage Wasteland to get them up and moving. Scheduled rest day for me today which worked out well. Working at a high school makes you susceptible to all the "crud" the kids pass around. Unfortunately, they've passed it to me. Hopefully, it will turn out to be a 24 hour thing so I can get a long run in tomorrow or Sunday. Perhaps some of our friends facing too much sunshine and warm weather could send a little of it up my way. If it's not below zero, it's been snowing these last couple of weeks and it's getting old real fast! I've almost forgotten what it's like to run without layers of UnderArmour and YaxTrax. The Patriots look like a sure thing Sunday. Lost respect for Michael Strahan after hearing him whine about all the Giants getting sick from playing in the cold in Green Bay. I just hope it's a close game and not a blowout like some Super Bowls in the past. Those are painful to watch. Henrun, we're big crossword puzzle people also. I usually do our local paper and DH does the USA Today, then we fight over the local on Saturdays and Sundays. That's smart to copy it so you can both do it. We'll try it this weekend. Kevin, prayers and kind thoughts to your DW's uncle. I know your wife appreciates your support. Enjoy your weekends, Boomers.

Just curious - I was going to post my 78.7 miles for the month of January on the monthly mileage thread, but noticed that just about everyone posting their miles was in the 100 - 300 mile range. Are most of you that came over from CR marathoners and half-marathoners? The monthly thread used to have more of us in the 50 - 100 mile range. That's monthly, not weekly. Again, curious. Wondering if the "shorter distance" runners went to a different site. bty

BTY: I didn't post on the monthly mileage thread because I'm a KR regular and only pop in here occassionally. So, I felt like I should just post my monthlymileage where I'm a regular poster and not just a once-in-a-while visitor. But that's just me and may not be how others feel. Go ahead and post your mileage though - even if it's not 100+ miles. At CR everyone posted - whether it was 10 miles or 200 miles.

Evening all, Another very windy run here. 7.5 miles @ 9:42/mile pace. Paul