It sounds like ribs is continuing to improve. That's good news. roch, nice run. nono, continued comforting thoughts going your way over your family's problems. Nice long runs for Twocat, perch, and CNY (with speedwork). Good job on the speedwork for BC and henrun. This morning, it was about 75 when I went out and about 80 when I finished. It was practically calm and quite humid. I struggled through 9 miles in about 1:31 for a 10:07 pace. I felt drained when I finished and it hasn't gotten much better as the day has progressed. I can consider it getting used to H&H in case the Crim has those conditions, which is not unheard of. A good day and good runs for all. TomS

any opinions on heart rate variability? it's validity & use in assessing your training load?

Just taking a quick break from what I should be doing so for now I am only going to report in: 11 miles today. Great weather here in CT for it too! Ok, one reply: enkephalin I had terrible insomnia as a kid! So I really sympathize. Geez, now that I think about it I had more ailments as a kid . . . glad that is over with! When others say "only to be a kid again" all I can think is NO WAY! Anyway, enkephalin I hope your DS quickly grows out of it.

Hello All! Life has been busy and I had to devote a lot of my running time to work and more work . This morning though I decided to take a whole hour on the trail no matter what...so 6.5 miles at a slow pace , trying to stay in the shade as much as I could, it is getting sort of warm here, considering we are in the PNW! When I got to work, first thing I did,I wrote two checks for 2 marathons on 8/17 and 8/24...Ok now I'm feeling better, I'll get my long runs in after all!! Enke: Is that the Covey Run you're talking about? I did it last year and it is exactly as the SJJ, on my daily trail. I'll come out to see you, may be I could pace you for the last miles! Tet : I'll finally get to run with the flashlight through the tunnel !!!! Have a great day and summer runs!! Francesca

I wrote two checks for 2 marathons on 8/17 and 8/24... Tet : I'll finally get to run with the flashlight through the tunnel !!!!

Franci - yup, the Snoqualmie Tunnel is where we would have gone from miles 20-22 of the 20th Century 100K in May except to much snow at the entrances. Hope to see you there (and also on the 24th where we did the Redmond Watershed 12 hour'er in May too) PLUS maybe write out another check for $47 for a day-of-announcement half-price special for the new Seattle Rock'nRoll Marathon on Saturday, June 27, 2009. www.rnrseattle.com The current early registration for the 2009 Seafair set for the next day is $95. MM bulletin board posts are trying to figure out if it's going the be the world's best Saturday/Sunday double or if RnR bought out Seafair.

Now about a reunion, why don't we figure how much planning time folks need? If just a few months, Memphis in early December is a thought--airport nearby, large enough city to find rooms, there's the Elvis connection , nice course for a good cause (St. Jude's). The Flying Monkey in late Nov. in Tenn. is sold out for this year and it is not an easy course, to say the least. February makes me think of Austin, relatively centrally located and supposedly a fun town to visit, good race to run. May, there's a nice one in Madison Wisconsin around Memorial Day that gets good marks--flattish, lots of lakes, still usually decent running weather in May (I know, there was that one year it was called in the middle--I was in Rochester, MN, same thing happened there--freak of nature). I haven't done it, but lived there for 3 months on co-op. Really lovely town. If there's sentiment for a coast, how about Vermont in May or Tacoma in May? For lots of notice, and a different location, there's Deadwood/Mickelson Trail (old rails to trails, you DON'T need trail shoes) in June or Missoula, Montana in July.

Lots of good options here. I think I'm partial to Memphis (good grief will I be running by December, though?) or Wisconsin on Memorial Day - I've never been but heard it's lovely up there. {{{{Nonoruns}}}} You've got a lot on your plate, my friend.

4.5 easy miles for me last night. Thought I wouldn't get that much in at first as the heat index was predicted to be about 105 degrees, yowza. Well it was quite hot during the day, but cooled off to an easy 84 degrees by 7pm. Out I go and was I ever slow! Slowest ever I think, but running is running. I DID pass a couple bunnies on the path, though...brings the story the tortise and the hare closer to home... All of you that have a single digit min/mile pace are my idols. I do not want to be faster to be fast, I want to be faster so that I can finish quicker. There "is" a difference. So...hats off to you.... So what's the difference in the numbers on Adrenaline shoes? Mine are Brooks Adrenaline 9's, what do the lower numbers mean? I keep having problems with ankle soreness. I know the shoe could cause that, but I don't know how to select a different one that may be better. I'll of course ask at the running store, but any advice is welcome. Mine have around 300 miles on them. I just don't have experience enough to know when they could be worn out. evanflein - I have about 10 to 15 degrees of heat to share...now if I could just figure out how to get it to you. Boomers reunion sounds cool, but as I've run nothing longer than 10k, I'd only be a spectator. Also for me, "reunion" is a bit of a stretch as I've never met any of you....but it would be awesome to get that chance. nonoruns - patience and endurace coming your way...boy do you have a lot on your plate! Great news on Spareribs... Good runs to all, Janet

...see how long it takes to convince me..? Rock 'n' Roll Seattle - Marathon, June 27th, 2009 , I'm in too! Francesca