OshCat - yes, thanks for noticing the hat! Blaze Orange and a bright yellow Rennaisance sun for the win!

Linus - Great job on the RW half. It sounds like the whole weekend was lovely

RunDan - Right on! We now have 4 first time marathoners on here in 2 weeks.

Debm - I think you're right to rest.

NHLA - I'm feeling for you.

I can't stop talking about my marathon! Got the stats today:

13/26 in my age group (m45-49). Solid midpacker . 136/260 men, 194/464 overall. The split times were at weird distances: At the half marathon turnaround (6.55 miles), then a mat that you hit twice (at 14.2 and 20 miles), then at the finish. My splits were:

6.55 miles 01:09:12, 10:33 pace.

14.2 miles (7.65 miles difference) 01:16:57, 10:03 pace

20 miles (5.8 miles difference)00:55:29, 9:34 pace

26.2 miles (6.2 miles difference) 01:00:12, 9:40 pace.

I've really pigged out the past couple of days, and my gut is complaining. It's smaller than it used to be, and I guess I'm stretching it out. Taking it easy, doing a little stretching. I didn't sleep well last night, so I napped some today. I hope JustRunDan, MKayC, linuscatch, and RSeil are doing likewise

Run Free!

Weekend in northern NH -- beautiful foliage still there on the trees. Our leaves are mostly brown and on the ground. Ran 3 miles in the rain Friday (21:46), ran 4 miles in beautiful weather Sat. (33:28), and after work tonight did a nice progressive run on TM at work -- 4.5 miles 33:15, then added a .5 mile cooldown to make a complete 5 miles and a complete 40 minutes.

Looking for good weather for this Sat. night's "Night of the Running Dead" 5k. Hope 8 p.m. temperature is OK.

DebM..... way to go with the strong run!!!

Snerb .... Don't be sendin' any of that crappy weather my way.

NHLA..... I have a toenail turning slightly purplish lately. This one just grew back this summer.

A little behind on the updates, should get back on track this week. Those who ran races this weekend, I'll see results tomorrow. Hoping for good reports!

Have good days.

justrundan linuscatch and mkayc CONGRATULATIONS!! So proud of you all and glad to hear the races went well. I loved hearing all the race reports and successes!

**High Five** team!

chell730 Great job on your 10K and a VERY respectable time too!

Debm2011 That was a smart move taking it easy on the ankle. Hope it is at 100% soon.

HoundMom 12MM is NOT so very slow in my book.

OshKat Nice 7 mile morning run.

Old Coyote You deserve to savor this moment and talk about it all you want! Seriously, I only ran ONE marathon, 35 years ago and I still see it as a major highlight in my life.

Ogr44 and jmsab23 Best of luck this weekend!

I'm honing in on the end of this nasty cold which "caught me" on the heels of my half marathon. I'll give myself until Friday to fully recover. Not too stressed, just miss feeling good. I have all winter to hit the roads again!

Did some speed work intervals tonight on the TM. 6 x 400 @ 8.2 mph, with one minute jogs. Then 6 x 800 @ 8.5 mph with 2 minutes jogs.  Walked a little before one last mile, in quarters - 10 mph, 8 mph, 7 mph, 6 mph.

total distance 7.6 miles, 55:50.

JustrunDan and Coyote....... How long were your last runs?   26.2 freakin' miles!!!!!   Hearty congratulations to both of you!!!!!!!! Great work and dedication!!!

Linus..... Awesome work on the half.

DebM.... Care for that ankle.

Chell..... When in doubt, run an extra mile and a half or so, I always say.

Houndmom.... Maybe not necessary, but you could try a heating pad on the knees for 10-15 minutes before your run. I've done that in the past a few times just to get them warmed up and ready.

Mkay.... EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!! You persevered and believed in yourself!! But, I think the highlight of your whole post for me was when I read that you weren't hurting.

4.25 miles this morning in excellent weather. Included, at mile 1.5, a .75 mile uphill climb, which ends with a steep final 200 yards.  Checked out a local bird sanctuary/trail area in next town. Total mileage for perimeter loop is 2.2 miles, but I don't know what condition the trails are in. The pamphlet at the entrance says trails are OK for running. Something for future.

Everyone have nice days.

Linus - 700' is a lot.  I'd be satisifed too, you're a machine.

I'm a little disappointed that I haven't been out running this week.  As my Wyoming trip nears it's soaking up all my time, add to that the completely crappy weather we've had here over the past week and the result is dust on the running shoes.    I keep telling myself that it's okay that life gets in the way once in a while, but it's still disappointing.  I knew this was going to happen as November neared too.  Fortunately I have managed to squeeze in a couple late night P90X workouts.

Cheers All!!!  Keep up the good mileage.

Erg, a few more days until I can run again! It will be nearly two weeks, and I can not wait! Getting sick sucks...period.

justrundan "Looks bad," <~ I think NOT! Its outstanding. Finishing a marathon is quite an accomplishment. Enjoy the high.

jmsab23 Nice treadmill work and the bird sanctuary sounds very cool! What's your next race? I'm hoping the Maine Half for next Sept. It will be me and hubby's 25/26

anniversary celebration-race-re-try since "life" got in the way this year.

linuscatch 2 HMs in a month is a lot! My HM was quite hilly too, but made for a great sense of accomplishment!

snerb True, " it's okay that life gets in the way once in a while, but it's still disappointing" I'm feeling the same way. We have to just shake it off, and remember its the over all journey. Right?

NHLA Awesome miles as always!