Sprinkles, good decision.  Enjoy spinning.

AmiK, hope the MRI shows something (not an injury, but an answer).

Simon, good workouts.

5 more miles, 2 with hubby (we usually do 5 sets of 6 minutes run/2 minutes walk, but it was super hot and humid, so I told him it was OK to just do 4 as he started too fast and paid for it at the end huffing and puffing).

Indy:  I went back to a traditional 10-11 mm drop on the advice of my sports doc.  He also recommended me switching to a neutral shoe.  That's how I ended up with the Wave Riders.  I was in the 8 mm Saucony Guide 6s prior.  They were a light stability shoe, but I was amazed at how much lighter the Wave Riders were.  Just curious as to why you like the lower drop shoes.  Is it the weight (or lack thereof) of the shoes?

DTF:  I'm not sure if the track would've been open.  I'd heard it was though.  My plan was to leave a few minutes early in case it wasn't so I could make it to the gym by 5am, but the rain negated that.

Had a great tempo run today, but man it was cold! It was 44deg and raining this afternoon, about 40 degrees cooler than last weeks tempo. I can't believe it was over 90deg a couple days ago. I decided to slow down to a 7:45 target pace, so the slowdown, cool temps, and lighter running this week allowed me to actually finish my 8 hilly tempo miles at a 7:41 average. I ran 13 miles total. It concerns me that maybe the cold is what helped me the most, because I don't think there is any way that it will be that cool in 2 weeks, but still it was nice to finish the planned run, and it felt rather easy. Looking at my HR data, it seemed that I really need to target a pace that doesn't tire me out too much on the uphills, otherwise, even if I am keeping the pace, I see that my successful hilly runs are when my HR is able to recover decently on the downhill. If my HR doesn't come down much because I worked too hard on the uphill or am running too fast on the down hill to make up for lost time, then I am not going to make it.

Roll - Sorry about your Hawks. Good game though, chances for both teams.

DTF - getting excited and nervous. One thing I am excited for is starting the marathon training cycle after the race is over.

Indi - I guess also if you don't have any shoes in your closet with more heel, then it makes it more difficult to try it out also. If you do, maybe just try one short run to see if you can keep your form enough and run without the soleus pain? I guess the hope would be it would only be needed for a couple weeks.

Sprinkles - the picture of mini-Sprinkles looks good, I hate all of my pictures for the most part too.

House - We haven't gotten rid of it yet, have showings tomorrow and Saturday. The market in that area has really bounced back, and our hope is that we can get what my wife (before we were married) bought it for in the height of the 2005 market. The neighbor just sold his house (getting married) for just over asking price for cash in 4 days with multiple bids.

Good morning!  Strength training and 3 easy TM miles this morning.  Looking forward to the 3 day weekend.  Our weather will be gorgeous in Atlanta.  A little cooler than normal in the mornings, but low humidity and highs in the high 70s/low 80s.  Perfect!  If only ebunny and I could have that for our HM in two weeks.  Alas, I'm sure it will be back to summertime weather by then.  Especially since it's forecasted to be back in the mid to upper 80s on Monday/Tuesday.

AmiK:  Enjoy Chicago!  I wish we'd had a little more time there when we ran the marathon last year.  We didn't get to see any of the landmarks and I'd never been there.

DTF:  Red Wings looking good.

Roll:  Blackhawks not looking good.  They've got to figure out a way to get something by Howard.

cbus:  Home ice advantage seems to be the key to the Kings success.

Morning!  I ended up with 6 AM, 2.16 with hubby, and 2.85 alone in the PM.  And weights.  Triples and weights.  What?

Chiro and a recovery run tonight.

DTF, I have a 5K on Monday.  Enjoy your weekend.

Nick, nice tempo.

AmiK, good luck with the MRI tomorrow.

mdawg, nice strength and TM run.

indi, great job coming back.

hey all,

I've been running. I'll be leaving for home tomorrow, and then will probably be more regular on the boards.

Mdawg, +1 to your assessment of the Kings. I can see this series going the full seven. But there was one key change last night. Matt Greene is back. He's our most physical defenseman, and he made an immediate impact. The Sharks have been taking runs at Quick, and last night  Greene leveled one of the guys (I forget his name). In fact that guy was a marked man all night. Hopefully, they end it in six, but playing in SJ will be tough. If they face Det., they'll have home ice again, and that will be key since Det is playing out of their minds.

Blackhawk down 

ortho prescribed steroids . He doesn't believe in "massage therapy"

 

took a vacation day so I am gonna give running a shot

Do you need a referral for a chiro?  I didn't!

Indi - Great to hear, and if the bike thing is something that you will keep in your training regimen, then maybe its a blessing in disguise to get you to realize a bike could help even after your injury goes away.

Roll - What is your thought on the steroids? Do it because of the doctor's opinion even if you aren't 100% on board?

Ami - have fun in Chicago