HI All, ran 6.4 miles on LSD TM today. Fluctuated incline mostly from 2.5 to 3.0. Hit target distance. Tough day, worked last night till 7, woke up at 12:30 - had a meeting at 3pm with 1 hr commute, just barely enough time to do 6 x 10:00 and shower. I went with the TM instead of eating till about 5pm. This Sunday is supposed to hit 60! I hope I get to run. Mom is in the Hospital with leg infection and it may be my only time this weekend to visit her.

Melody welcome back. MKayC I have done Max HR in my training, but mainly to get me started. Seemed I was always trying to run too fast, or something. HR eventually came down and I was able to do longer distances. My HR was in the 190+ range. Im not recommending it, but it got me started. NHLA did you forget your headlight or did it fail on you? Francesmom hang in there. As for the eggs, I have 12 Rhode Island Reds (great layer) about 8 Aracuna Americana (they lay pastels called "easter eggs") and 5 Black Rocks because my wife felt bad for them left-over at the feed store. I had 31 in the Spring, down to 24 in Jan. Biggest loss was 2 due to a weak-spot in the fence in 2 nights. This is my 3rd year raising them. In past, I lost them must faster. Coyotes, coy dogs, raccoons, fisher cat, possum. My main suggestion is to build it strong. Give them a nice coop with no way for anything to get in. I'll upload a photo of my setup soon. Fresh eggs are so great! and I see them flapping their wings outside, pecking at dirt, bugs, grass. Its good to see. Also, I bought more chicks than I needed, because I lost birds every year. With Rhode Island Reds (good starter bird) you will probably get close to 90% egg to bird ratio, most of the year. Also, congrats on the sub 9 time.

Deb -just one more minute, I do it all the time. good job! jmsab nice bike ride. Congrats on the C25K trainer gig. I bet it is going to be fun getting the contact high of the newbies making progress. As for the TM haters, I never hated the TM, but when I started running the road, I learned (over time) I loved that more. I am easily distracted. I can handle Headline News, or even a 3 min MTV video, but longer attention and Im sure Id be injuring myself. OC Toned Bones. Awesome name. Cool concept. Leigh that is really cool about the Medal. I love the Medal. Most 5K dont give medals though, do they? Ive been in 3 races total, I dont know. Im glad I saw your Disney run in your history. Im planning a trip. I got to see the upcoming races and it just may affect our plans to make sure I am in Disney Running.That should be a cool medal. Az2Mn Congrats on the grandbaby. Awesome trail run. Sorry to hear about hubby. Hopefully he makes changes in his lifestyle that you can help him by supporting so that he lives a long healthy life. -

First things first:   Az2Mn..... Glad to hear he's OK now. You must have been at wit's end so far away when you heard from him. Keep him in line with the diet, exercise, etc. Sometimes guys over 50 don't always listen like they should and don't pay attention to what they're told. I can't remember who told me that, or if that's exactly what they said, but it was something to that effect.

Ran a 3-mile progressive run on TM tonight (didn't get to run outside in the great weather today due to traveling 50 miles for wife's follow-up and first PT session). After the 3 miles, did 2 x 400 at full speed and 2 x 800 at 9 mph with 400 jogs in between each. Total 5.5 miles, 43:08.

Found out I have to help with wife's at-home PT. The guy showed me three range-of-motion exercises to start with. Have to do them 2x /day. I'm not certified. And can I bill her insurance company?

JeffCT... Nice time management and best wishes for your mom's leg infection. Good work on the 6+ TM run!!

Good luck to weekend racers and all other runners.

Have nice days.

jmsab23  Concerning treadmill toleration: My company's gym has several.  One of them does have a screen that shows you courses to run.  The important thing is that they face the TV.  I suppose I should look at it as an opprotunity to reacquaint myself with the Andy Griffin show reruns.

jmsab - I've always wanted to try snowshoeing - sounds like a good precursor to hot cocoa!  A big screen in front of the treadmill with beautiful courses might be nice - Expresso Bike does that (small screen) with stationary bikes ( and I love those).  When the course goes uphill, you feel like you're riding uphill - quads!   Of course, the reason they want you to help with the PT at  home is probably to make the insurance company happy - no claims. 

NHLA 65 in January!  I know you're down south,but still . . . wow.  It's suppposed to be in the upper 50s here tomorrow.

Old Coyote - if I managed to run up to that elevation, I sure as heck would take time to enjoy the view too.  Toned Bones - LOL

LeighDS - I hear you on the cold, but you're still getting 'er done.

OshCat - good resting your knee - you don't want to play with that.  And how exciting - unexpected bling in the mail!  Re:  sister-in-law and cousin, the family that runs together . . . has fun together!

az - hugs to you!!  How frightening to get that phone call when so far away.  I know you'll take good care of hubby- whether he likes it or not.  great race 

Jeff - awesome mileage on the TM.  I'm a little apprehensive about using an incline - afraid I'll slide right off the back of the TM, I guess.  Speedy healing to your mom!

mikolajek - progress at our own pace is what it's all about. 

degregorius - LOL.  I always forget to take headphones to the Y (I never use music anymore) to plug into to TV - I just keep reading the scrolling news along the bottom of the screen - no wonder I'm bored.

MaryKay - whatever works is what you should do - trial and error - maybe some more error - and then you'll have a system that works for you!  Hopefully you will get over this cold and be done for the season with illness. 

Yesterday I totally slacked off again - thought of changing my handle to SlackerDeb - but got back on the exercise horse this morning.  60 minutes of water aerobics; then 1.5 miles on the TM at an average pace of 10:38 - which is hugely fast for me; then a full circuit on the weightlifting machines.  The one nice thing about the TM is I can run at a faster pace - kind of because I have to once I set the speed or I'll fall off - so maybe I can  transfer that to the road one day.    Tomorrow is long run - definitely outdoors  - it will be warmer and daylight and no ice!  Yay! 

I've been having a VERY hard time logging in here lately Still thinking about a move, anyone??

I've taken a few days off, but did run close to 20 miles this week. Chiropractor yesterday and then rest. Hoping for another 10 miler tomorrow in 40 degrees<~ WOW toasy!

mkayc I admire your willingness to try different approaches to your training. Maybe try a Paleo type diet, or wheat free? It might help shed the pounds with less hard running.

NHLA You guys are so tough running in the dark! Wow, 65 degrees?! Shorts?

Francessmom I hope there is more good news for your daughter...I know that must be stressful!

Debm2011 At-a-girl, pushing through with "just one more minute"! I hope you get to run outside on Sunday. I will see you on the virtual roads.

jmsab23 That's so cool that you are heading up a C25K program. You will be changing someone's life! You are a good hubby re: DW's recovery.

Old Coyote Toned Bones sounds SO cool! I want to go. Wow, what an awesome race you ran! "body fat percentage is 10.2" <~ Holey Moley!!!

LeighDS Hang in there with this cold...spring is commin'

OshCat That's outstanding about the surprise medal! BTW, (my two cents) when I got my foam roller and really focused on working the IT band, all my knee pain went away.

az2mn What a whirlwind for you!! OMGosh, girl. (((hugs))) and a few more (((hugs))). I echo what Mary Kay said, be sure to take care of yourself, that is a lot of stress. CONGRATS on the new grand babe and I hope hubby recovers quickly!

JEFF CT I hope your mom gets better soon and you can get outside for a run tomorrow.

Today I ran a "long" run that I've wondered about for quite a while now. It's a big loop on the main roads around the small lake in back of our house. There are some hills, and some big hills. I always thought it was longer than it turned out, but it was 6.75 miles. I finished in 56:29, stopping a couple times to walk a little and take a couple sips of water on the biggest hills.

Coyote..... Yeah, fiddling with your ipod or water bottles at the start isn't a great idea. The only thing worse than getting run over at the start is getting beat by a little old lady with her terrier.

mkayc.... We're in a small town, so I'm not expecting a large turnout for the C25K, but I'd be happy to have a lot of runners/walkers. It would be fun to get so many people going. I'm lining up some stores to get discount coupons, nutritionist visits, etc.

Degregorious..... When I was using the TM at my company last fall, when mine was broken, it was facing outdoors into the parking lot, so after work, when I ran, I'd be watching all the other employees leaving to go home or wherever they were going - not inspirational at all.

Melody.... I think my logging in issues were with my old computer, which needs to be replaced. I've had no issues with my wife's laptop.

Debm.... The only thing about keeping up with the treadmill is when the power goes out, which happened to me once. I was going at a pretty good clip, and everything went black, and I went flying into the FRONT console of the TM, because the belt STOPPED!!!! Just the opposite of not keeping up with the belt and falling off the back.

Go PATS!!!

NHLA - Didn't you have a suggestion on where to move this group?

Go Broncs. Tied at halftime.

Wow, you all have been busy! 

as2mn- so glad to hear DH is OK.   That is a big scare, so hard when so far away.  I hear what you say about the TM, but I've decided to make peace with the beast.  Miles on the treadmill are better than no miles at all, and it's just to tough to get outside in this WI/MN weather. 

The warmer weather we had didn't get me outside; either raining or blowing at 30 mph; even at 40 degrees, that's no fun.  We even lost power this morning during the high winds.  All of my running today was running around in the car; maybe I'll hit the TM tomorrow during Seattle/Atlanta to see how Wisconsin's Russell Wilson fairs in his second playoff game. 

Good health to all!