Off to prepare for a job interview, too bad I can not take my butterfly wings with me to give me comfort . Oh well, I guess I will consider this interview like a marathon, one question/mile at the time.

I'm sending {{{soothing, calming}}} hugs to you today, dear lady, but I know that you will knock their socks off.... DG - knees are a bit stiff, but not bad, thanks. How is your garden coming? Roch - what a fine young man you have there - a proud moment, for sure!

We made it (almost) through another week! TGIF, gang! Sarge- stretch and ice, before YOU go to the dogs! Keep us posted Sarge. nonoruns- any updates on your Mom? Hope all is well. eliz- sounds like you found a nice new place to run! Don't worry about your pace, just worry about staying in the game. JJJ- Congrats, you maniac! That number is PERFECT for you! I'm sure it would fetch a handsome price on Ebay if you ever decide to give it up. wildchild- I always pass on the well wishes from everyone on this forum to Amy and her mom. You guys reach farther than you think with your support, and everyone appreciates it! evanflein- are you up to your eyeballs in babies yet? Wow, your son's team is on fire, thanks in large part to your son! Speaking of on fire, that run you took! You were smoking! vista- I know when you start us off, you really set the tone for the rest of the daily. Thanks. And good luck with your 4 hours of heaven this weekend. Mazda Miyata (subliminal message here) Breger- can your life get any better? Wow! Enjoy! Holly- good luck wrapping things up today! What a relief that will be to get this over with! hopeful4ever- best of luck to "Willie", and best of luck to YOU with your race tomorrow! Keep us posted on all accounts! biketm- you're really trying to do yourself in, aren't you Tim? Running in the rain while sick, past baby geese so that you'll get chased. What's next on your crazy list? dg- holy crap! What time did you get your day going? I'll bet those lilacs smell wonderful! SueT- you want two days in a row of sleeping past dawn? Slacker! If you run outside today, don't float or blow away. tomwhite- there's something you don't expect, a special ops marine turned artist. Do you have any more info, or a link to his stuff? It sounds interesting. Enjoy, and watch your back! perch- many people don't realize how heat effects your running. Your heart has to beat faster as it pumps more blood around in an effort to keep you cooler. I know you know this, I'm just pointing it out for others. Mariposai- as long as your butterfly wings are in your mind, they will comfort you. Good luck today, please let us know how things go. You will be dynamite, I'm sure. Peter- what should I bring to the pool party? Rochrunner- Great picture! There is a lot of pride in both of your faces, and rightly so! Nice run for you today, and yes, you will get there eventually. Keep at it. Tall- no doubt you will be awesome tomorrow. As with most races, don't start off too fast! Amazing how much of a difference that key point makes. Get us a report ASAP! CNY- I got exhausted just reading about your workout this AM. I too love that early morning "just rained" smell outside. Congrats to Mr. CNY with his longer name, and aren't you already a master? SteveP- we're missing you in the dailies! Craneium- how are you? Thank you for the well wishes and the words of encouragement and warning everyone. I'm listening! Lotsa rain and wind this morning, so I bugged out of my walk. Like Ribs said the other day, when you aren't really training for anything, it's easy to skip heading out in this weather. Did some core work and PPV exercises instead. I'll head over to the gym at lunchtime for some elliptical work and stretching. The ankle continues to amaze me, this morning I added some heel walking into my PPV routine. I could never do those before, it was too painful on the tendon. I only did about 10 feet worth, and could tell that was enough for now. There is some swelling still in the area, which is nothing new, and I noticed what looks like fresh blood seeping through the bandages. And it itches! Just what I need, another itch that I can't scratch. I called the surgeon and he said that stuff was to be expected. The follow up appointment is still 11 days away. Wishing everyone here a great day. As Vista said, you only get one chance at today. How will you spend it?

5 miles with T this morning...7:45 pace I sure like running in the daylight at 5:30 in the morning!!!

So many great runs and post already today. CNY: My work paid for my masters and my salary while in school (I was awarded a unique scholarship for my agency)and I did not have to report to work for 2 years. Mine was cushy compared to many and it was still hard for me. I am not the sharpest pencil in the box and book learning is a struggle for me (but I will graduate with a 3.8 GPA, ok I just had to throw that in there ). My hat is off to all who get their degree while working and raising a family at the same time. The many j's: congrats on your wonderful maniac number. It suits you. BTB: that mile must of felt heavenly. I will come to LI someday just to run with you and hear the peepers once again. Holly: one of these days I am gonna come and run them hills with you (well, at least with you there, you are much faster than I) Hope your settled into your new digs soon. As for me and my ailments, I went for the MAT appointment yesterday. I don't know what the dude did except for twist me like a pretzel, announce some mumbo jumbo about body parts and then proceed to press in all the right and wrong places. When it was done, I felt better. I am suspicious of things like this, so I reserve my judgment on success or failure of such things for a bit of time. I slept for nine hours and woke up feeling no creakiness in my body parts. The usual achy suspects are not around. So, I would pony up the numerous Lincoln's to have this guy poke me again. My foot feels better and he spent some time making sure my dorsiflexors (or some such thing) matched??. I am hopeful that my garmie and ipod will be joining me soon for timed fitness walks....

Thanks guy, Nice Pic Roch. Congrats to all our graduating families. GL Tall and MariP Your Emergency Maniac jjj

Doug, thanks for posting the great photo of you and your son. It DOES help to hear that these kids will grow up eventually! It is a long road - wonderful but exhausting. CNY, congrats to your husband! That's exciting. I always thought I would get a PhD, but after my master's I'd had enough. The thought of an engineering oral exam terrified me! Rest day for me, since my 5k race is Sunday. A good day to catch up on work in the office. Have a great weekend! Teresa

Hi everyone, happy Friday! Thanks btb. You're right, I need a party break this weekend. I hope I remember how to play foosball. Congrats JJJ on being Marathon Maniac #911! Thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one who gets numb feet on the elliptical. XT day for me.