We're so looking forward to your RR Holly!!!! I'll take running gear with me. We gotta get out to Mom's. Her memorial is next Saturday. A few weeks ago, DW and I discovered that the Traverse City State Theater has a 10:30 show every Saturday. All seats are $.25 . http://www.traversecityfilmfest.org/statetheatre/?page=comingsoon The first time we went, it was just the two of us and 400 screaming kids!!! We saw "The Rocketeer". Sat in the balcony. Before the show, cartoons were played. One smart young man, about four, whom I've never seen before, wanted to see a Batman cartoon. It gives up hope for today's youth. Since then, we've had a standing date, but have borrowed kids who have not been to a theater often...A couple may not have been at all. We've only got three today.

Nice and easy 6 mile run. Felt a little better. Holly, good luck on the marathon tomorrow. You are one strong woman! Do you ever get injured?

Good luck Holly ! I'm still having some intermittent morning joint soreness so I didn't get my run in on Monday or Thursday. Tuesday was ok with 3 miles in 33. Today, I decided not to fight myself by trying to keep my pace up. I think that has been working against me. So I kept my pace at 11:15 (can I go slower? Yes, I can !) and was able to finish 4 miles in 45:18. This is my first 4 miler in a long time. Good runs all.

morning all, Stevep, that's a nice thing to do. and I'm glad you've stopped kicking yourself. welcome annied. glad you're feeling a little better. {{{Lou's knee}}} Liz I'm so glad to hear from you and am duly impressed. what a month. You're fun when you're chatty. 'am but a swimmer'.. like that involves no effort?. Look at your last year & how you've persevered. give yourself the credit you'd give someone else. Doug, congrats to DS. I hope this bout of soreness is short lived. did you immediately cut back as planned? i'm having a little of the same this week, but was able to go ahead & run yesterday. yet i hurt all night. I haven't really been keeping track of how much/ how fast I've been increasing.. have you? maybe a good idea? Tomwhite, thanks for the link. best of luck for your trial run. early am yoga & some SS planks, my favorite. then assorted housework & lots of dandelion pulling. Ribs, no falling out of trees. good luck Holly, Mariposai, the Saint, & everyone racing this weekend!

Just got up after watching that stoopid game.

I'm pulling for Dallas too, as they're probably easier fodder for the Wings in the next round. I'm also impressed that you used the word "curtailed" in yesterday's post without some reference to dog watches. Off to Mt. Pleasant for graduation ceremonies later this PM. Transitions are always tough for our family and this is a bigger one than most. But it will be nice to see the DS in his cap & gown!

Holly good luck with the marathon. I am looking forward to reading the RR. Mariposai a 21.7 mile trail race! Wow! I did a HM trail race once, not easy. I am always impressed by the people that do these things. Best of luck. dg. I bought a weed puller a few years back. Does a great job on the dandelion's. Boy do those things produce deep roots! Great practice run Jlynne. You will have a great HM in two weeks! Today was my longest run since coming off the DL. The local jogging club has moved its starting location to the local train station near my house. So I ran do there, went with them, then ran back home for a total of 10.37 miles. The move is seasonal. When you do not need a parking pass they start at the town beach. When you do they move to the train station. All I can say is, man am I slow! :P I started off with a group I normally go out with and had to watch them disappear into the distance. Well nobody said getting back in shape after a one month layoff would happen instantly. In other news it looks more and more likely I will run the Missoula Marathon on July 13. Some friends of mine from Montana are going to run the HM so that means I will have some company if I go. So far I booked a hotel and car. Basically, I can cancel them at no cost if I decide to bail on this and figured the reservations would keep my options open. Good runs to everybody today. I hope to return later to read up on the day's events.

Here is what I was thinking about during my short run this morning (3.3 in 29:05). When you are totally out of shape and miserable, let's say you are at zero, you feel rotten. When you are in the best shape of your life, say at one hundred, you also feel rotten because there are always some injuries lurking, you expect every race to be a good one, and you're always worried about something. But when you are in between, say growing mileage or part way through a long training cycle, that is the most exciting time of all. Each week you can see yourself becoming fitter. You watch the miles add up in your log, your average pace gets faster, and you have the excitement of seeing the plan being fulfilled. That's where I am right now and it feels so good. So 25 for the week and tomorrow I start 3 weeks of 30-mile weeks, beginning with a long run of ten. Things aren't looking rosy for the Saint's half tomorrow. She has been having some back pain the last two days. Spareribs