Yeah, where did DickyG go? 6 miles, 3 inside, 3 outside. Hr still high, calf still tight but slowly improving. After browsing lots of race photos yesterday, starting with the fastest runners (6:00 pace for a 10 mile run), it was surprising to me that only about 1/15 or less photos would show the runner with both feet airborne. And these were the fast runners. Most photos looked like an embarrasing freeze frame of the runner squatting on one leg, grimacing. I feel freakily lucky. My gym doesn't seem any more crowded than usual, perhaps less so, weird eh? But I bet on Saturday...that's when all the fatties (and I say that affectionately) will come out for their 15 min TM walk.

Ok, if anyone has the time to toggle thru this link and find yours truly, feel free. Go to "sport galleries" click on "boxing day run" click on the last time zone, 1:41 plus go to second page I'm photo number 551 I do believe I'm airborne. http://mzphotos.com/

After browsing lots of race photos yesterday, starting with the fastest runners (6:00 pace for a 10 mile run), it was surprising to me that only about 1/15 or less photos would show the runner with both feet airborne.

My dad showed someone at his work a photo taken during my first race. She says, "I thought you said she was running? She looks like she's walking." Dad says, "Well, it was near the end, she was running in sand, and I assume she was getting tired." Thanks for sticking up for me, Pops!

Just got back a little while ago from a planned 7 mi tempo run. I felt like Warren Miller was along with me, 'cause I kept hearing him narrate my run. "You'd think an afternoon run would be a good choice for a tempo run. But, you'd be wrong." "You'd think running the dog down 18th St. to get water in all the puddles would be a good idea. But, you'd be wrong." And, after several mishaps, and chucking the tempo in favor of some fartleks, I heard this from Warren: "If you don't get that pace to 7:00 min and hold it there for a 1/2 mile, you might be one year older when you do." (which is a horrible corruption of one of his great lines -- but hey I was fartleking! Apparently, I get oxygen-deprived when running at higher speed). I did end up with 7 mi in roughly the time I wanted to cover with the tempo -- but 4 perfect tempo miles in the middle of 2 warm up and a cool down mile were nowhere to be had today. Some good running out there today. Too bad mine wasn't.

3 on the TM at lunchtime in the surprisingly empty gym. What happened to the new years resolutioners? did about 3/4 to a mile at a faster than normal speed for me. 8:30's. checking my progress so far for 2009. . . . 16.6 miles down, 1283.4 to go!

Enke - that is a GREAT pic!!! Very much worth buying! I want a pic like that someday

Mariposai what are you looking at? I love cars so buying one is among my favorite topics.

Great I will send you the list of what we are thinking about and you can do the research, which BTW I detest researching for a car...now research about cultures is another story. Just finished my first class of the day...this teaching via tv is starting to grow on me... off to run then back for another class