Well, I think I might take you up on that... it's been a while since I've rested, and it seems like I'm just not recovering as well anymore. Last week was just terrible, and after that, i realized that I need some time to rest and recover. I didn't think that I would do well on the race, but i knew that however i did, I would feel it today. And I was right. I didn't run today (which was hard to convince myself to do), and I am going to take it extremely easy for a couple more... maybe the entire week if I need it. I have become a slave to the running log, and I'm pushing myself too far and too hard. If I keep it up - even for another week - i'm going to hurt myself. It might already be too late - my hip is kind of bothering me. I felt it before the race a little bit, but it just felt a little sore... nothing out of the ordinary. But today, it's worse. (don't worry, it's not too bad. I'm sure that with a couple days of rest it will go away.) so much for my mileage goals... -Jacob