5 miles this morning with rea pole speedwork, went ok, crosstrained scooping and sweeping corn to an auger loading a semi with corn. We had a customer appreciation steak feed last night at the John Deere store so needed to run off some of the good food. Funny story about corn dogs in one of the running mags, one of the elites was lamenting their choice of nite before pre race meal consisting of a corndog then found themselves out front and leading the race. It became their secret weapon and mantra for the rest of the race, as in I was the only one that ate a corndog last nite!!!

Corndogs! ! I like 'em okay....they don't like ME so much! FINALLY getting some rain here! just in time for me to rest myself before the Georgetown to Idaho Springs HM this weekend! also causing a nice break in the heat wave.....should be around 47 degrees @ race start Skipped boot camp this am...has been taking a few days to fully recover - depending on the type of workout - so, didn't think it would hurt to lay off Thurs training before Sat. race...will probably take Mairead for a good walk at some point before the clouds re-assemble today... @ boot camp: last week I told the trainer (who also knows that I'm training for a marathon) that I was off high impact forefoot stuff for awhile...sooo, he gives us 1,000 jumping jacks - to be done btwn weights sets! then Tues, the warm-up excercise was "high steps," grapevines & "butt kickers" - all landing on forefoot! before doing track speed drills (he wants to push anaerobic for these, which for me is about 9mm pc) 3 x 800's, "breaks" btwn consisting of 50 situps & 50 supermans for a total of 150 each - which then he criticized my "heel strike" style landing & that he thinks that I need to lean fwd more (vs upright).... & recommended Chi Running....he may be totally right, but I'm thinking that until my foot feels 100% it's maybe not the best time to be transitioning into forefoot landing....still chewing on all of that.... Had "track workout" w/TNT group last night, which would've meant two back to back this week....hmmm? so, I went pretty easy w/it...tucked in w/the "slightly injured" crew & did soft jogging/power walking/lunges around the curves... . f/u cals. were push-ups, sit-ups, planks & stretches....I'm really seeing the improvement there Nice Kitty Leslie! Doug grins about the REA pole w/o

Cindy - Listen to you and not your boot camp instructor. He's suppose to push people to the melting point - hence, boot camp. That means no "sissies" in his book. Forefoot, shmorefoot. You need to be healthy for your HM and Mari. Very little sleep last night (maybe 5 hours of intermittent, if I'm lucky) = no way in the world was I getting up at 4:30 to work out. I've had my daily limit on coffee, and I still feel sleepy and tired. It's gonna be a long day on the Western Front. On the bright side, as of 5:00 p.m. (or earlier if I can swing it), I'm off for four days. Nice! If you're interested in a great race report, check this out: http://srlopez-maniac111.blogspot.com/2008/08/72608-white-river-50-miler.html I think he also posted it here in the Master Forum. The guy's a good, fun writer. Later!

G'mornin' folks!.....**passing out Gevalia** anybody need cream? I am soooo takin' it easy this am!..... Spent entirely too much of yesterday reading one of those $3 trashy romance beach novel thingys...... so guess you could say I did a real fine job of staying off my foot! ....now, I have just a few things to do around here, then picking up a tnt teammate & heading up to the mtn house - via Breckenridge for lunch & stuff - we just wanna be up in elevation as much as possible before the morning's HM....Now, I was expecting to have the house to myself as my silly son (who lives there) was supposed to be in SD camping this week... ...however, it seems that the camping trip fell through & I'm still not clear as to why...LSS: me & young single female teammate coming up, single son: curious...Oh Lord! sounds like they're both "open" to it.... Read that blog yesterday Leslie. Very enjoyable read - great sense of humor & I remember his fun posts from CR boards a year ago! I came away torn btwn whether that would be a good time or not Kelly: biking @ same pace as running?!? ...either fast runner or slow biker! (not putting anything else into the equation ) Joe: Ya spose they was lookin atcha funny cause of yer choice of fashion? Jim: You running @ the fair?

Hiya 40’s (and thereabouts), Leslie -- love the pic of BK soaking up the sun! Jewels – great job on the 3 sticky miles this morning, and congrats on finishing the school semester and the painting. Hub is about to start school, and we’re also about to start painting…well as soon as I can make up my mind re: color. Oh, and Leslie, your hubby’s response to the paint color resonates. My 80somthing year old father in law came to see our last painting adventure, a very subdued green accent wall, and all he could muster was a very perplexed “It’s…ahhh…green.” R2 – On the one hand, I envy the flatness where you run, and on the other hand, you can really see how far you have to go. Good plan to break that up with the REA poles! As for the corndogs, have you guys had Fletcher’s corn dogs? A staple here a the TX State Fair…can’t go to the fair without one…or a turkey leg…or…hey that’s coming up soon. Cindy – glad you’re listening to your bod, and not to that apparently deaf trainer. Although I've gotten advice from a great trainer, it seems like with some of those folk, they have one program and if you’re not on it, you’re outta luck. Guess it has to be that way in a group setting, but we as (ahem…slightly less young) runners learn that pushing through pain is not always the smartest move. Good luck with the race and the “situation” this weekend. Oh, and yes, please pass me some Gevalia…I’m outta coffee here! Kelly – sounds like sort of a reverse brick race you did. Variety is good, and glad you are enjoying the challenges of both! Joe – good job on those CT hills! The smells and cool air after a thunderstorm can be so refreshing. As for the locals, as long as the men in white coats don’t start following you in a van, they can think what they will. Hit a teensey slump mid last week, but I’m back on track this week. Even got to combine my run with a pet sit yesterday, which made me feel ever so productive. Getting to the gym to lift has not been going well since we had a cool wave (only 99) and I have been able to run outside early mornings. So I may not have ripped arms and abs, but am at least continuing to log the miles per my schedule. Oh, and we’re now Barnett shale gas “barrons”…last night signed a lease for the natural gas 1000 + feet under the house. Not a lifestyle changing kind of lease, but still feeling a bit like the Clampits…which I guess makes me “Ellie Mae” (not willing to claim the granny spot just yet). Kerry is torn between assuming the role of Jed or Jethro, so I guess we'll have to figure that out. Have a great weekend!

Hey Salty !! Good to see you again! We missed you Post often no matter how much you're running. Take it easy and gentle and I'm sure you'll do fine ! That skivvy run sounds like alot of fun and for a good cause too !