Nice run yesterday, sunny, clear skies, well above freezing. Ran 12.73kms in 1:06 for a 5:15/km pace. Wearing sunglasses i could not read my Garmin so had no idea of the pace till I got back in the house, just heard it beep a few times for "lap" recording. After a slow and difficult run on Sunday it was quite encouraging. Jules good luck on the race we are looking forward to reading your report. Those guys you mention are superhuman! Vixi, I am guessing you are joking about 60 minutes, with your time for the half you must mean 50 minutes. Keep up the good work, everyone! Simon.

I can't do a 50 yard dash that fast Didn't get the opportunity to post last night but I did get in my run. Five slow easy miles on the treadmill. Man, it took forever but I know that the slow miles are important too. Tonight I did 3.5 miles as a combination part on the track and then the end as a cool down on the treadmill. Followed that with about 30 minutes of core, stretching and weights. Have a 5K coming up in about a week and a half. Not planning to do anything but finish. My daughter and I do it each year (this will be the 4th time) as the first "group run" of the year. Hey, it supports a good cause and gives us a chance to get out with the masses. The course that was used for the past several years is no longer able to accommodate the numbers of runners. That's good for the charity but BAD for me. The new course contains a hill that they have named "The Beast". Not exactly what you want to be up against on the first race of the year. Therefore, my plan is to go, have fun, complete the run, and contribute to the charity. I have no ambitions to set a PR or to injure myself with a half marathon scheduled for May. wbertha

Trying to get out today but we are in the middle of a major snow storm, apparently the worst since 1939, predicted over 30cm. (that's a foot of snow, and deeper in the drifts, of course.) This has been a really bad winter in my area. Work hard on the hills, wbertha, and I'm sure they will get easier!

Simon... its pretty nasty downtown too.... this is totally screwing with my planned 10 miles today!

No, no, I'm not joking. I've only tried one 10k so far and I did not do well at pacing--came in just squeaking under the 60 minute mark and am very disappointed with myself. We had a front move through our area early this morning. It was still raining as I pulled into the lot where my friend and I were meeting to run--figured rain would be good training for running in bad weather--but it turned out to be nice running weather for the six miles she ran with me--just cool and a little breezy. 'Course the four miles that I ran alone were a lot windier and it rained on me for about a half mile at the end. Left knee (which got examined by a dr about two months before the half) gave me a lot of trouble--ran the last two miles at about 11mm pace. Hoping he was right and there's no injury there. Did get the ten in but mostly out of stubborness and b/c he said there's no injury and I'm trusting the md. Wbertha, hmmmmm . . . any run with a "Beast" in it sounds daunting. What's the charity? Sorry your weather is messing up your training schedules . . . won't complain about rain any more . . . K

5 steady miles listening to Gwen Stefani one the USA's best exports. What worries me is that the storms ( your worst exports ) you are mentioning appear to be heading our way. We have severe storms predicted tonight yet its bright and sunny now. Could be a problem flying to Holland Tuesday for the CPC Half but its not until Saturday I hate being stuck in airports.

Friday's 6 miler got rained out, which means I had to run Saturday instead. I got out early in the morning before the rain picked up again. 7.6 Saturday morning. This morning it was chilly and windy, but I managed to get 13.5 miles in. This week I ended up a little over 41 miles.

Mary, yes, you are correct. We are doing the Madison Shamrock Shuffle. How long is the hill that they are talking about? 1/4 mile? 1/2 mile? Or is it just that it is very steep but not so long? It is supposed to be pretty cold on Sunday so I will be wearing black long sleeved top and black running pants. Wow, only me and about 75% of the other runners. But I will be wearing a deer stocking hat (complete with antlers and tail) a must have accessory to go with my bright outfit. lol Did 4 slow but steady miles on the treadmill tonight. That makes 16 miles in 3 days for me which is very good. Will be taking tomorrow off as a rest day and not doing anything too fast the rest of the week. wbertha

Mary, thanks for the hill info. don't know whether I will try to jog up the hill or end up walking parts of it. guess only time will tell. the weather may also be a factor. good luck on Sunday!!! yesterday was a rest day for me. had my annual physical after work. did 4 miles today. the first 2.5 were at a pretty decent speed (for me) on the track and then cooled down with 1.5 on the treadmill. finished off my workout with some weights and core work. will be out of town the next few days so will not be able to post. talk to everyone again on Monday. good runs to all. question...as the use of an indoor running area (14 laps to a mile) is a new experience for me, I was just wondering how the times compare to running outside on a flat asphalt trail? thanks, wbertha