Hello Mary & all,

Responding about my little bird. She is just under 1 oz, not much bigger than a hummingbird.

She was badly clipped as a baby and her wing feathers have not completely molted out-so

I can safely take her in my hand as I walk. I try to do 10,000steps a day between running,

walking and aerobic excercise classes. Sorry to say , my dancing has taken a back seat

as I have beefed up my running schedule.

Tomorrow I hope to do 6 miles, very early starting at 6am on the running/bike path.

I had streams to jump over/run through,  yesterday, as the low spots on the trail were flooded from an overnight rain.

Moonsoon season is July/Aug so we see unusual weather patterns. Thankful that

it does bring us much needed rain.

Good luck to any of you doing races this weekend.

Guess we all go out Sat for longer runs to stay with our training plans.

regards/janet-Henderson, nv.

Phyllis- Welcome!  You have some great goals to work on.  I am also an early riser to run during the week.  My wife is a teacher and last year we were up between 4:30-4:45. Unfortunately she has had foot problems that refuse to resolve enough to let her run, so now she is biking.  I'm usually up at 4:45 most mornings that I run, but it's 5 every other morning anyway.  It's actually easier during the school year since we usually stay up later during the summer.

Had to run treadmill today as I woke to lightning and thunder.  Ugh! 

May run a local 10K Saturday, put on to raise money for local HS CC teams.  Wasn't in my plans, but good cause. 

Run strong and safe this weekend!

Janet,, tks for telling us about your little bird. That is so sweet. What kind of dancing do you do?

Phyllis....WELCOME and Congratulations on finishing C25K (for a 2nd time).  Don't worry about rythmn, it will come with more experience. I think the more we run, the more efficient our stride becomes and with that a better rythmn. Fartleks or acceleration gliders (Jeff Galloway's take on it) are gentle ways to work speed sessions into one's workouts. They help running efficiency and speed.

Mary Kay.....what are we gonna do w/ you girl! Seems like you are having a really rough time! Bless your heart. Seriously, I sure hope failing the stress test was just a fluke w/ the machinery and nothing wrong with you. Get it checked out ASAP and keep us informed.

Dan, did you run the 10K?

This was a cut back long run week, so only 4 miles scheduled and run. Seemed strange. Next wk calls for 11, so I took this and enjoyed. My legs felt like lead the first mile and half, but got loose and felt ok for remainder.

Loving the Olympics!

I'm not getting email notification any more either.

I ran my 23 mile training run yesterday. I started just before dawn in 78 degrees, high humidity. The sun stayed behind some clouds until about mile 8, but then it was out in full glory.

I usually do a 1/1 run/walk pattern when I move up to a new distance, but I couldn't find my gym boss after the Innsbruck trip and my Garmin won't handle more than 99 intervals (and it was going to take me more than that to finish), so I decided to do a .25 mile run/1 minute walk pattern. That put me at about a 2:30/1 pattern but I figured I would just do what I could do. The first 12 miles were great. I settled into the correct pace to handle the interval, met several runners to chat with along the way, and didn't feel the sun too much. By mile 15 I was beginning to wonder how I was going to continue to handle the sun, heat and humidity. I began to walk every other run interval by mile 16. At mile 20.5 I threw in the towel and walk out the remaining distance. The temperature had risen to the high 80's, my stomach was protesting, and I thought it was best to be smart and avoid too much heat stress. 23 is 23 no matter how you cover it!

My legs feel a bit heavy today but I was able to get out and do Day 1 of my husband's return to training! He's been cleared to run again but we've got to take it slowly. The marathon is out for him in November. We are still hopeful that we can work up to enough to get him through the half.

I tried to watch the women's marathon online this morning. The screen kept freezing and buffering. Eventually I gave up. I'll try again later. It looked like a great course and greay running weather!

Have a good week, all.

No email notifications here either. Also noticed that when I log my runs on active.com all is still ok, I use the freebie, but just signed up for a freebie weight training program on acitve.com courtiesie of Merrell, but the two programs are on different pages, and don't merge. I figure I'll loose the weight records when I don't ante up for another paid program.

tseech1: welcome and WOW is all I can say on your PR"s !  Agreed on getting older is just a number and good varied training is key.

urun: you inspire! 23 miles Great job!  When you run your next marathon, what r/w ratio will you use? 

Dan: congrats on persevering and winning your ag. Hey, you don't have to tell everyone everything. Unless they ask....you won.  78 is hot for man or beast!   Hope you enjoyed the concert. This is a big area for Christian music. I guess it has something to do w/ being the heart of the Bible belt, plus the birthplace of country music.

I'm rocking along w/ my Galloway marathon program. Doing 45 min runs midweek.  This weeks long run will be 11 miles.

Happy running my mighty master friends.

PhyllisK - Great pic!  Looks like you've been getting some sun!

Tseech1 - nice times!  and welcome to the group.

Phyllis - welcome.

Dan - not so slow anymore...

Urun2me - 23 Miles!  only in my dreams or is that memories...

Dance Fever Mrs - We have a couple parrots and multiple chickens, but they don't go on runs with us - or walks.  10,000 steps a day is a great target.  I track mine with a fitbit (auto uploads steps, distance and floors).

I'm on week 3 of my training schedule (first time following an actual plan in my life).  Last week finished with 31 miles and 5K race. Since the race was chipped I attempted to let the crowd thin out before I left - waited just over 2 minutes from the last person leaving and started out.  Didn't take me long to catch up with the straglers and the path was narrow, so spent most of the first mile navigating the crowd.  After a mile the crowd mostly thinned out, but then the path got narrower.  Every now and then people would be running/jogging 3 and 4 across taking up the whole path.  I knew the course was an out and back and started yelling at people to move to the right as the leaders would be coming soon and they needed room too.  Sure enough, soon after the race leader comes tearing down the path.  I knew this could be a problem because my brother had told me that at the Bay Breeze (same course in Feb) a 10 year old girl had stepped out in front of him causing a major collision.  Speak of the devil, I see that same brother (I have 5) coming down the path with 2 guys drafting off him (did I mention I had a good size tail wind?).  I started yelling my head off at him to "GO!"  He looked pretty tired.  I tried to pick it up a bit too, but my legs felt sort of dead (most miles in week since I started running again).  I didn't feel tired, but no spring in the legs either.  I'm steadily moving up and hit the turn around point.  The headwind is as bad as I thought and I'm running on the side of the path because too many people going the other way.  I'm still catching lots of people and I see a couple running as we're starting to get closer to the finish line.  The woman sees me and is encouraging the man to kick it up a notch.  He's breathing hard and I start to go by, she staying with me.  All I'm thinking is, Marie's going to say I got "chicked" again, when she slows down to wait for the guy.  Not wanting to risk the possibility of getting "chicked" I hit another gear and I'm suprised it doesn't feel that bad.  I was able to pass a couple more runners and finished at 24:00 (27:09 on the clock).  The man and woman were about 10-12 seconds behind me.  Found my brother who finished in 21:39 and 2nd in our AG - I ended up 7th.

Got to visit with my brother and sister-in-law while waiting for my son and wife to finish the 1/2.  Wife got 2nd in AG, son got 7th - not bad for being only a week from the SF Marathon (them not me).

Went home and ran another 2 miles on the dreadmill.  7 miles Sunday, 5.9 Monday and 5.5 today.  Tomorrow is 8x400 and Thursday is an easy 3 miler followed by day of rest on Friday.  Sunday I get to do a Muddy Buddy race in Boulder (did I mention we're driving out?).  Next week is a bit less mileage and don't know how much running I'll be able to get in...

Run strong everyone.

Ray

Hello to all! This week is crazy! Getting ready for my son's wedding on Saturday....Something I have to do every day this week....ugh. I finished making his vest finally. HOT pink and was giving me a head ache! lol

I'm trying to keep up a lesser training schedule. Feel like I'll fall behind since the Half iron man is Sept 22nd.

I did a Mini Triathlon on Saturday. 250 meter wim, 20 K bike and 5 K. 1:31. Came in sencond in the 40 and over women's group...Don't know if it's good or bad. lol It was over 100 degreees by 10:00. The older ladies started last....The best thing was I didn't hypervetilate on the swim. Free style all the way non stop! So happy since I had to back stroke on my first 2 triatholons. Race nerves!!!!!

Paintedlady~ Thanks for the info. I figure if I'm out in the heat running 10 miles at least I did it no matter how long it takes.

mkayc~ Yes, I'm having a great time!!! So how's it going with the heart rate and all, sounds scary....

txdiversmom~ Way too humid in Houston for me!!! Our 2 eldest daughters live there.

tseech1~ AWESOME!!!!!

pkar~ Good for you! Fantastic!

BTW~ Not getting email notifications either.

az1414~praying for good results concerning the Lyme Disease blood test. 

The Olympics have apparently inspired all of you.  There has been some intense mileage and great running happening here.  I love reading all your posts.  So inspiring.  Go Mighty Masters!

My family recently returned from our annual camping trip to Peninsula State Park on the Door Peninsula.  It is the part of Wisconsin that lays between Green Bay and Lake Michigan.  Set some records of my own while there for the week:

• Running - 34 miles
• Biking - 65 miles
• Hiking - 16 hours
• Hammock/beach time - 3 novels read

After a storm system came through on Saturday evening and took a few trees down*scary*, the temps dropped to the upper 60's. Ran a LSD of 11 miles on the HM course I ran last May.  It is a very hilly route, but training in heat/humidity all summer must have paid off. It was one of the best runs of my life!  My husband and younger son biked along the route providing water, banana and a mini Cliff bar to keep me strong during the 2 hour adventure. 

Seven weeks out from my second HM, and training is going well.  Step down week ahead of 13 miles/week, and searching for a 10k to run at the end of August. 

Run strong, friends!