Yesterday's morning track and road run, coupled with the evening bike ride, left me a bit sore this morning. Plus the r.s. worked nightshift (some 24 hours test thingy)...Anyway, I rationalized my way into sleeping in... I hope to go to the rec. center later. Long run tomorrow. Craney, I, too, loved the "While You Were Out" photos... hope they are received well. If not, we're always looking for good teachers like you down here.... Aamos, Yeesssss! Ribs, Them's some high scoring games we seem to be trading, huh? Hopeful Mary, Everyone at work continues to oohh and aahh over the puppies... we love watching them blossom.

Came home from work yesterday with a sore throat and it's worse today...so no running for me today....lookin' forward to tomorrow though... have a good one...

Yesterday afternoon I met up with our new traveling PT for a track w/o. She is a lovely young lady who is aiming for her second marathon in the fall. Having someone to run with is a luxury for me. We decided to run once a week together while she is in my town. Well, this is what I did: 400= 1:57 800= 4:02 1200= 6:12 1600= 8:08 1600= 8:10 1200= 6:15 800= 4:03 400= 1:53 Plus w/u and c/d= 7 miles Since yesterday was my first double day in months (I ran an eze 4 miles in the morning) I am pretty pleased with the result. Next time I go to the track I will aim at more consistency among the laps. Having the legs fresher would probably help. Total miles yesterday= 11 miles Butterfly hugs to all you are Resting. Off to buy last minute gifts for our son. We just found out that he will be going to Hyogo. Tet or anyone here who have been there, any cultural hints would be greatly appreciated. AAmos and her husband, you are in my heart today.

Good morning Boomers. Rest day here, though I did cut the grass and plan on walking 18 holes this afternoon if the rain holds off. Warm, humid and windy here for the past few days and predicted for the weekend. I'm not used to running in this type of weather yet - will take some getting used to. Amy - good news! We'll keep your DH in our thoughts that he continues to do well and will be back running again soon. Teresa - good luck with your doctor's appointment. Hope whatever is wrong can be easily fixed. Holly - what color did you decide on? Wildchild - how goes the commute? Is it worse in the morning or afternoon? Living in a relatively small town, I'm not sure I appreciate you people who have long commutes to work every day. We get upset when we're delayed for 10 minutes by a bridge or train! Lyndenrunner - hope the sore throat issue resolves itself quickly. There's nothing worse than a summer cold. One more race scheduled for this summer - a 10K next Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the same day my son decided to get married! Any ideas on how I can "do it all" next weekend? Have a great Friday, everyone. Jeanne

Total miles yesterday= 11 miles Butterfly hugs to all you are Resting. Tet or anyone here who have been there, any cultural hints would be greatly appreciated.

Gracias posie. that's totemo yokatta (very good) that DS gets to go to Hyogo. It's a prefecture about halfway down the island from Tokyo and southern island Kyuushuu. Capital Kobe has by far the most westernized (and international) population while retaining all of traditional Japan. Being right on the sea, lots of good seafood too. Rainy season now with hot/humid starting at the end of the month. Even though DS's only over there a month, I bet he eats more than 100 different species of fish from his host family. (however, at first they will think he just eats meat so he'll have to put up with a lot of Kobe beef! - not too long though as it will be very expensive for them if he says he likes it too much). Kobe is Seattle's sister city and participates in our annual Seafair Parade at the end of July. More widely known as one of the first ports to open for trade with Western countries following the Meiji Restoration and the end of the policy of seclusion in 1868 and for the one and for the January 1995 earthquake that killed 4,600 people within the city but those only happen every 70 - 100 years. No matter where his host family is in Hyogo Prefecture, I bet they take him to Kobe a lot. Let me know if you and DH need a guide to go visit him. ji ji http://www.hyogo-tourism.jp/english/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe#Origins_-_Meiji_Era With regard to you progressive and unprogressive track work and 11 miles, it looks like the ascent and descent for the 11 mile Cutthroat Classic in August over there. However, I can't figure out the Great Wall Pictures. Doesn't look like what I saw. Can you link to a bigger one? Are you going back to China? Re the butterfly hugs, now you tell me as I'm breaking my normal tapering for a rare Friday evening run. please save some. ====================== Vista - you're really something. thanks. and Dr. Dale too. ====================== Amy - I'm weak from breath from what happened and hope you guys can take advantage of all the new marathons out here in Seattle and the PNW for a return trip sometime. ======================= Rare weekday Running News from the tet - Fremont 5K Fun Run and Costume Briefcase Relay tonight is again designated by the race organizers as our Barefoot Run of the Month. (so far the only one). Any local runners see me at our RunningBarefoot.org booth, . . . and my bare feet in the run. note to somebody - though three miles can sometimes turn out to be plodding, slow and difficult with some sweating like crazy and breathing very heavily before packing it in, I think this tapering plan of mine , which I have stuck to very well, should make for a good three mile run tonight with no need for a bit of recovery so I'll see how tomorrow feels but look forward to the annual freebie Green River Marathon with Huskydon in the relay again with his Seattle brothers.

Well, about what I expected - the doctor said it's achilles tendonitis and I shouldn't run until I'm pain-free (week plus or minus). I'll have to skip the 5k on June 14 that I've already signed up for with my daughter. I think I'll still go - she can run it with my running partner. So I'm bummed out, but I'm trying to think positively - I haven't taken off more than two days in 6 months, so the rest will be good. I bought some Weight Watchers' frozen meals so I don't eat too much this week! I'm used to eating just about whatever I want to now. When I start back, I"m supposed to ease into it gradually. That will be the hardest part for me, but I know it's critical. When we got to talk to Joan Benoit Samuelson last fall, she asked me and my running partner if we'd been injured yet (she was talking about her own situation) and we told her no. She said when it happened, we would be surprised at how hard it is! She was right.

ahhh, the Fremont 5K! Fun race, interesting area of Seattle . . .to say the least. Talk about a town with personality! Glad to hear the good news on Mr.Aamos. Will go back to yesterday's thread and read DToce's comments. Since Ribs is such a slacker today, guess I'll throw in a few extra miles on my lunchtime run for him. Have a good day all.

Hey everyone, I love the new job - the work is interesting and the people are nice. But 50 miles is a long commute! I'll be able to start working at home once I get more familiar with the projects and get some of my own independent assignments. Hopefully in a week or two I can work at home one or two days. Amy, so glad to hear DH is on the mend. Keep us posted! Teresa, sorry about your ankle. Is this your first running injury? Everyone says it's not a question of IF, but WHEN, you'll have an injury that sidelines you, and the same is said of falling down on a run. I used to think, "I don't fall down when I run!" But then last winter I tripped and fell on a trail run, so I guess it does probably happen to everyone eventually. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I went out for a 3 mile tempo run around the office park here yesterday - it was a lovely cool 50 degrees with light rain. Today it's warm and sunny, a bit on the warm side, but I think I'll take a rest day so I'll be fresh for my first half marathon tomorrow. The race forecast is sunny and windy, high of 56, mid-40's at the start. The temp sounds perfect but I could do without the wind.