Man, tough crowd Ray!  You ran a solid race though, 1/2 hour out of third or not.  And nice workout today to boot, you've bounced back nicely from the half.

6 miles for me today, more practice running at marathon race pace.  I warmed for a mile, then ran the next 5 in 44:52, or an 8:58 pace.  I need 8:57's, so I'm getting better. 

With a week and a half to go 'til race day, I'm getting a little antsy already...lol

Keeping my fingers crossed for Dark Horse and that knee of his... 

DH, great workout, and you GOT IT DONE, when it would have been easier not too.  I find the treadmill a less pounding option.

You mentioned running on a track.  Depending on the distance, the curves on a track always wears on my knees.  It helps to run opposite directions, but even still it would get to me.  If I can't run outside, I run on a beatup old treadmill in the basement.

Sounds like the ice might be helping.  Good luck.

Thanks, Rich.

Here's why it's key not to run outdoors in the evenings in my area. This morning in the local paper I read about a 70-year-old man in a neighboring town, who has EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis) right now. They have put him into a medically induced coma, but "the prognosis is not good," according to a person quoted. A local horse has already died.

Carried by mosquitoes, EEE has a 33% mortality rate and usually causes significant brain damage in survivors. It is most dangerous for people under 15 and over 50 (that would be us on this forum).

Some local groups and schools have cancelled late afternoon-early evening outdoor activities, including sports events. Home games will be cancelled or played away.

We are waiting for a hard frost to kill the mosquitoes.

Dark Horse