Rich sounds reasonable.  Keep the body doing what it is used to, but easier.

Early run with an old friend who is here for the week.  Nice easy slow 3 miles.  Took a 3 mile walk at lunch and was carrying my sweatshirt under my arm (took it off after a mile) and a yellow jacket decided the sweatshirt looked inviting. Then complained because my arm was interferring with her comfort This is 6th bite in last 3 months this year!  Even after icing arm swelled up so figure I be safe and hit the emergency room.  I now have an epipen for emergencies and insttructions to take benadryl when I get home (would have made me take it there but I was driving).  So much fun to be had...

Ray

No stings, ice, tapers or runs for me today.  Decided to take an off day as I am only going to run 17.5 miles this week, as a cut back week.  I really feel good and had a strong desire to run, which is a good thing.

I am thinking about following, roughly, Hal Higdon's intermediate 1/2 training plan, starting with week 5 on to coincide with Dallas 12/9.  The plan incorporates a little speedwork, mostly intervals and some tempo.  I am moving towards speed work a little sooner then I thought as I feel great physically.

I think there is a little marathon coming up this Sunday up in NH...

On Saturday, I'm going to run a 5k in Beloit, WI.  We are visiting our freshman daughter at Beloit College over the weekend and the school is sponsoring the 50th Olde English Classic cross country race.  Even has a pistol start fired by the school president.  Should be fun.