I just read this http://www.halhigdon.com/postmarathon/zeroweek0.html which is no running for M,T,W, and only easy running for Th, F, S, and Su. I read part of this (really long article): http://www.marathonguide.com/training/articles/MandBRecoveringFromBoston.cfm which says no running until the muscle soreness is gone (mine wasn't gone until about Sa). So those reinforce what you guys are suggesting.

Agreed. I also think both of you will blow away your 2007 times at Hospice.

I was referring to your best overall times of 2007, not necessarily what you ran at Hospice in 2007.

It looks like I may be breaking new ground in terms of cross training this weekend... I'm signed up for a Saturday yoga class!

I'm interested in taking a 13 week session of beginner's yoga at a studio nearby. However, I get to go in and sample the goods for free this weekend. I'm not going to jump into any kind of power or Bikram yoga quite yet.

I think Joe checks this occasionally at best. So I'll go ahead and say that I just found out that he's having an oral crisis --- his wisdom teeth are apparently finally coming in, and there seem to be some complications with infection. Therefore he's been on penicillin to assuage what I imagine must be severe pain, and his running is likely taking a brief hiatus because of it (understandably so).

Thursday, March 20, 2008 Roads surrounding Century Apartments Van Buren hill repeats Weather.com: 48 degrees, wind chill in the high 30s. Gusts of wind up to 25 mph. I believe that today marked the first official day of spring. Despite the somewhat sunny sky, it almost felt like the middle of winter. I have no problem with a cool breeze on a warm day, or even a chilly breeze on a cooler day. However, the wind today was strong enough to knock me clear off path. I warmed up for 13 minutes (roughly 1.5 miles) before heading over to the corner of Galloway Ave and Van Buren Ave, and the long hill that leads past the historical society (I'm looking forward to the Forerunner arriving, because then I'll be able to get a better idea as to how long this interval is... my guess is 250 meters). I haven't done this workout in about three weeks. I did three intervals last time, clocking at 1:20, 1:20, and 1:18. These repeats are done similar to the old hill workout at SMR... hard run to the top, followed by walking back down (no resting back at the bottom). Of course, the wind was blowing against me on the way up. At some points, as I was nearing the top of the hill, it felt like I was almost stopped dead in my tracks! It's notable at this point that I was never running straightaway into the wind... instead, it was coming at me from more of a diagonal. I did the four repeats in 1:13, 1:15, 1:16, and 1:17. I was pretty happy with these times, especially considering the wind. Hopefully the wind will not be as severe when I attempt five repeats next Thursday. I ended the day with a 1.5 mile cooldown, and rounded the day's total to 3.5 miles. Afterwards, I spent a good bit of time with my knees. The next three weeks will be a crucial time period in training for Hospice. I may not pack as many hills into a three week period for the remainder of the year. However, I think it's a necessary evil to topple 20:00 in less than a month. Perry: Is this course going to be as hilly as I plan? I'm not thinking it will be up-and-down all day, but I suspect a run up Rte. 5 may be in play. I remember that being a substantial hill. Any insight you can give would be greatly appreciated.